Ancients Behaving Badly is a British and Canadian produced documentary series that aired from November to December 2009 on the Canadian The History Channel and the American counterpart. The show focuses on the misdeeds of famous historical figures using forensic investigation, animated sequences, and historian interviews. Although events are depicted in a serious manner, the series has an occasionally tongue-in-cheek narrative style.
Seasons & Episode
This young Roman emperor had a fearsome reputation as a sadist, a murderer...and a raving lunatic.
A marauding barbarian with a reputation as one of history's monsters, even today Attila's name is a synonym for savagery.
The ruler whose ego was as big as his empire declares himself dictator of Rome for life--turning his allies to enemies in the process.
The king of Macedonia considered himself a god; his admirers called him a military genius; his enemies considered him the devil. He used weapons of mass destruction of his day to defeat his enemies. What drove his quest for world domination and led him to massacre tens of thousands, including women and children and members of his own family?
The Roman Emperor Nero, renowned for playing the fiddle whilst Rome burned, was infamous for cruelty, incest and murder.
This Mongol destroyer set in motion the conquest of a quarter of the world's population with a body count in the millions.
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