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The Best Episodes of Ancient Assassins

Every episode of Ancient Assassins ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Ancient Assassins!

From stone-age Hawaii to 16th-century Japan, from Ancient Greece to the Byzantine Empire, elite combat troops -- men trained to perfection, skilled with a devastating...
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Best Episodes Summary

"The 47 Ronin" is the best rated episode of "Ancient Assassins". It scored N/A/10 based on 0 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 10/3/2014. This episode scored NaN points higher than the second highest rated, "The Ghost Warriors".

  • The 47 Ronin
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    #1 - The 47 Ronin

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 10/3/2014

    The loyal followers of feudal ruler Asano Naganori avenge his ritual suicide in early 18th-century Japan.

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  • The Ghost Warriors
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    #2 - The Ghost Warriors

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 10/10/2014

    An elite special forces corps in ancient Germany appears out of the darkness to frighten their enemies.

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  • The Viking Berserkers
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    #3 - The Viking Berserkers

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 10/17/2014

    Viking long ships roll up to Lindisfarne in 793 and launch a brutal attack on the island's monastery that forever impacts England's history.

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  • Hawaiian Koa Warriors
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    #4 - Hawaiian Koa Warriors

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/24/2014

    Hawaiian Koa were elite warriors in a land dominated by war. They were grand masters of a martial art called Lua- a way to break every bone in an enemy's body. When Captain Cook lands on Hawaii, the Koa warriors greet him in the worst way.

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  • Ninja
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    #5 - Ninja

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 10/31/2014

    In 1562, a young warlord, called Tokugaway Leyasu hires a specialist called Hattori Hanzo to help him free his daughters who are being held hostage in a castle. Through a hard journey, they end up inaugurating a golden era for Japan and the Ninja.

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  • The Assassins
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    #6 - The Assassins

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 11/7/2014

    Conflict between Shiite and Sunni Muslims tears away at 11th-century Persia when Ismailian Hassan-i Sabbah founds the Assassins.

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  • The Spartans
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    #7 - The Spartans

    Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 11/21/2014

    Spartan youth learn to withstand pain and survive the harshest conditions, a training technique that comes in quite handy during the Battle of Thermopylae.

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  • Varangian Guard
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    #8 - Varangian Guard

    Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 11/28/2014

    The elite units of the Byzantine Army, the Varangian Guard, served as personal bodyguards to the Byzantine Emperors, and originated primarily from Scandinavia and England. Along with the prowess in combat they wielded highly effective weapons.

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  • Aztec Eagle Warriors
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    #9 - Aztec Eagle Warriors

    Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 12/5/2014

    Eagle Warriors serve as the elite troops of the Aztec Empire, being trained not to kill, but to capture enemies; "La Noche Triste" tests the warriors' strength.

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  • The Sicarii
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    #10 - The Sicarii

    Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 12/12/2014

    During the Roman occupation of the Holy Land in the first century, the Sicarii serve as hitmen, working toward the liberation of Judea and the unification of the country.

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  • Vlad's Impalers
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    #11 - Vlad's Impalers

    Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 10/8/2016

    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."

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  • Alexander the Great's Spidermen
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    #12 - Alexander the Great's Spidermen

    Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 10/15/2016

    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.

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  • Beautiful Samurai
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    #13 - Beautiful Samurai

    Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 10/22/2016

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

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  • Rome's Navy Seals
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    #14 - Rome's Navy Seals

    Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 10/29/2016

    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.

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  • The Real Braveheart
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    #15 - The Real Braveheart

    Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 11/5/2016

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

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  • Viking Apocalypse
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    #16 - Viking Apocalypse

    Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 11/12/2016

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

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  • Kung Fu Nun
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    #17 - Kung Fu Nun

    Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 11/19/2016

    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.

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  • The Pope's Bodyguards
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    #18 - The Pope's Bodyguards

    Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 11/26/2016

    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.

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  • Medieval Mercenaries
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    #19 - Medieval Mercenaries

    Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 12/3/2016

    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.

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  • Sacred Band of Thebes
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    #20 - Sacred Band of Thebes

    Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 12/3/2016

    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.

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