E1 - Vlad's Impalers

Aired: October 08, 2016

The Season 2 premiere focuses on Vlad "The Impaler" Tepes, a 15th-century Romanian prince, and the legends of mass murder against his enemies and his own people. Tepes was the inspiration for Bram Stoker's novel "Dracula."

E2 - Alexander the Great's Spidermen

Aired: October 15, 2016

When Alexander the Great confronts a rebel warlord in an impregnable mountain stronghold, he dispatches 300 hand-picked warriors to scale the sheer rock face, at night, without being detected.

E3 - Beautiful Samurai

Aired: October 22, 2016

A female samurai named Tomoe Gozen is famous for her bravery and fighting skills on the battlefield in 12th-century Japan.

E4 - Rome's Navy Seals

Aired: October 29, 2016

They are the amphibious Roman unit tasked with the impossible. Called Batavians, they led the invasion of ancient Britain in AD43. Discover the story behind a desperate mission deep in enemy territory that may hand the emperor an unlikely victory.

E5 - The Real Braveheart

Aired: November 05, 2016

A profile of Sir William Wallace, the legendary Scottish knight who played an important role in the Wars of Scottish Independence.

E6 - Viking Apocalypse

Aired: November 12, 2016

A 9th-century conflict between English monarch Alfred the Great and invading Vikings is recalled.

E7 - Kung Fu Nun

Aired: November 19, 2016

1644. Ng Mui escapes from Beijing. Taking refuge in a Shaolin monastery, she learns their Kung Fu and develops a new form of the martial art.

E8 - The Pope's Bodyguards

Aired: November 26, 2016

In the 16th century a collection of 20,000 Germanic mercenaries attempt to breach the walls of Rome so that they can take the Pope hostage.

E9 - Medieval Mercenaries

Aired: December 03, 2016

English mercenary Sir John Hawkwood makes a name for himself in 14th-century Italy by serving a variety of sponsors, including Pope Gregory XI in the War of the Eight Saints.

E10 - Sacred Band of Thebes

Aired: December 03, 2016

The Battle of Leuctra in 371 B.C. pits the Spartans versus the Thebans, with the decisive blow enabled by the Sacred Band of Thebes.