The film tells an exciting story about events that took place in one time with the battle for Thermopylae and the naval battle of Salamis. Action of a movie “300: Rise of an Empire” focuses on the great Persian king Xerxes and Artemis, who became the head of the most powerful fleet. After defeating the King Leonid, valiantly king of Sparta, Persian army led by Xerxes took its way to the south. From the other side, we can see the fleet of Athens, led by Admiral Themistocles. Forces are not equal that’s why Themistocles was in need to step into an alliance with an old enemy of Athens – Sparta! Only being united they have the opportunity to oppose the powerful army of great Persian king Xerxes!
10 episodes
TV series based on the epic adventures of Marco Polo in Kublai Khan’s court. The famed explorer?s journey takes him to the center of a brutal war in 13th century China, a world replete with exotic martial arts, political skullduggery, spectacular battles and sexual intrigue. (more…)
2 episodes
The Red Tent based on the best-selling novel by Anita Diamant. Drama is the sweeping tale of Dinah, the daughter of Leah and Jacob, who was only referred to in small glimpses in the Old Testament. Dinah’s tale begins with the story of her mothers: Leah, Rachel, Zilpah, and Bilhah, the four wives of Jacob. They love Dinah and give her gifts that are to sustain her through a hard-working youth, a calling to midwifery, and a new home in a foreign land. Dinah tells us of the world of the red tent, the place where women were sequestered during their cycles of birthing, menses, and illness; of her initiations into the religious and sexual practices of her tribe; of Jacob’s courtship with his four wives; of the mystery and wonder of caravans, farmers, shepherds, and slaves; of love and death in the city of Shechem; and of her half-brother Joseph’s rise in Egypt. (more…)
13 episodes
Fueled by mystery and suspense, “Manhattan” is set in the 1940s in a town whose very existence is classified. Frank Winter and his team of brilliant but flawed scientists have been recruited to work on a project even they could know nothing about until their arrival. Once inside “The Hill,” a middle-class bubble on a dusty foothill in the New Mexico desert, they begin to sense that this is no ordinary assignment. In fact, they are living in a town with the world’s highest concentration of geniuses, yet it can’t be found on any map — a place where men and women are torn between duty and their moral values, husbands and wives conceal the truth from each other and their families, the military keeps secrets from the scientists they chaperone, and the scientists keep secrets from each other. “Manhattan” depicts the wonder, danger and deceit that shadowed the first “nuclear” families. (more…)
10 episodes
Based on the book Washington’s Spies, by Alexander Rose, revolutionary War drama is set in the summer of 1778 and tells the story of New York farmer, Abe Woodhull, who bands together with a group of childhood friends to form the Culper Ring, unlikely group of spies who turn the tide in America’s fight for independence. (more…)
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New season begins. Season two brings crises of faith, of power, of relationships. Brothers rise up against one another. Loyalties shift from friend to foe, and unlikely alliances are formed in the name of supremacy. Ragnar’s indiscretions threaten his marriage to Lagertha, tearing him and his beloved son apart. Plots are hatched, scores are settled, blood is spilled…all under the watchful eyes of the gods. (more…)
4 episodes
Cycle adaptations of William Shakespeare’s historical plays. A story about family, politics and power. The series tells the story of the rise and fall of the three kings and how their destinies shaped history – Richard II, Henry IV and Henry V. The plays chronicle a continuous period in British history from the end of the 14th century to the aftermath of the Battle of Agincourt in 1415. Together, the plays comprise a story with recurring themes of power struggles, redemption, family conflict and betrayal. (more…)
9 episodes
The extraordinary tales of the lives and epic adventures of these warriors are told in Vikings. While Vikings is filled with conflict, warfare and bloodshed – for these were extreme times – it is a family saga at heart. It follows the adventures of Ragnar Lothbrok, a curious, compelling man who is always looking to break through barriers and discover new worlds to conquer. A young farmer and family man, Ragnar is deeply frustrated by the unadventurous policies of his local chieftain, Earl Haraldson, who continues to send his Vikings raiders east every summer, to the Baltic states and Russia, whose populations are as materially poor as themselves. Vikings will chart Ragnar’s ambitions to discover civilizations across the great ocean to the west as well as his inevitable conflicts along the way. With the help of his jester friend Floki, they build a new generation of boats – faster, sleeker and more beautifully crafted than anything else on the sea. The series will also delve into how the Vikings – the last pagans – worshipped ancient gods like Odin, Thor, Freya and Loki. Ragnar claims to be a direct descendant of the Norse god Odin, who, as well as being the god of warriors slain in battle, is also the god of curiosity. (more…)
4 seasons
Blood and Sand, Gods of the Arena, Vengeance, War of the Damned are back in uncut edition. All four seasons of Spartacus with extended episodes. (more…)
10 episodes
The series is based on the memoirs of U.S. Marines Eugene Sledge and Robert Leckie, who fought in the battles in the Pacific during World War II. Also the tv show based on the real story of John Basilone – the only marine who earned their heroism during the war and the Congressional Medal of Honor, and the Navy Cross, and “Purple Heart». The plot describes the key battles that made ??history through the eyes of ordinary soldiers and their families. (more…)
