Rise and Fall of the Spartans

Download Infographic

The full episode-rating heatmap as a shareable image.

Landscape · Light Landscape · Dark Portrait · Light Portrait · Dark

About

Explores every aspect of Sparta's culture, lifestyle, history and legacy. Author Steven Pressfield reflects on the significance of the Battle of Thermopylae, where a force led by 300 Spartan warriors stalled the advance of a hundred-thousand-plus strong Persian army for nearly a week. Scholars explore the factors that drove the Peloponnesian city-state to strive for martial excellence. Ancient accounts explain how Sparta's warriors were trained and detail their prowess in battle.

All Seasons

Full Cast & Crew

Cast

Edward Herrmann Narrator

Travis Wojcik General Golipus (2002)

Similar Series

The War

★ 9.0

6K 7 2007–2007

War & military · Docuseries

Auschwitz: Inside the Nazi State

★ 8.6

5K 6 2005–2005

Real history · Emotionally heavy

The Nazis: A Warning from History

★ 8.7

2K 6 1997–1997

Documentary · History · War

The First World War

★ 8.6

2K 10 2003–2003

Documentary · History · War

Stalingrad

★ 8.2

1K 3 2003–present

Documentary · History · War

Cold War

★ 8.7

1K 24 1998–1999

Documentary · History · War

World War I in Colour

★ 8.1

967 7 2003–2003

Documentary · History · War

Secrets of the Dead

★ 8.0

750 123 2000–present

Documentary · History · War

Dogfights

★ 8.4

649 30 2005–present

Documentary · History · War

Battlefield

★ 8.7

582 30 1995–2004

Documentary · History · War

War of the Century

★ 8.3

511 4 1999–present

Documentary · History · War

The Unknown War

★ 8.4

329 20 1978–present

Documentary · History · War