ANCIENT WARRIORS This collection from HISTORY(TM) features special episodes that recreate famous battles of the Roman empire - from Thermopylae to Gaugamela - and also includes a showcase on Spartacus, one of the greatest warriors of all time. Viewers will also experience ancient crypts, subterranean chambers used for pagan worship, and to the school that taught the gladiators how survive... and how to kill.

LAST STAND OF THE 300 HISTORY® presents a detailed account of the legendary Thermopylae battle, examining the events leading up to the conflict, the tactical expertise that allowed the outnumbered Greeks to stall their mighty foes, and the bloody encounter itself. Find out how an army of a few hundred men overcame impossible odds and witness the conflict that altered the course of Western civilisation.