Warriors: Great Men of History (2007)
This dramatic BBC series tells the stories of six men who led armies and shaped the world around them, from Napoleon and Spartacus to Shogun and Atilla. By sheer force of will, they fired the popular imagination and mobilized men to fight and die for righteous causes, whether it was God, gold, or the pursuit of power. These larger than life characters transcended their own time and became legends.
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On December 2, 1804, Napoleon crowned himself Emperor of France at a magnificent ceremony in Notre Dame. He created an empire greater than any seen in Europe since the days of Rome. Little more than 10 years before, however, Napoleon Bonaparte had been a penniless captain in the French army. What led to his dramatic rise to absolute power?
In the early 5th Century, the fate of much of Europe and Asia lay in the hands of one man: Attila, the Scourge of God. He was one of the most feared warriors of all time. He was a barbarian who impaled his enemies on a stake and killed his own brother. For five years, he rampaged through the late-Roman Empire, looting, destroying cities, and stealing gold. Starring Rory McCann (Game of Thrones).
Almost a thousand years ago, Richard the Lionheart of England arrived in the Holy Land to fight in the Crusades, the first religious wars the world had ever seen. His impact was immediate. Leading from the front and always in the thick of the fight, he beat Saladin in a series of key battles. As the conflict progressed, however, Richard's luck began to change.
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