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Moses leads the Israelites out of Egypt during the Exodus, performing a complicated night water crossing and luring the pharaoh's pursuing army to a watery grave in the Sea of Reeds.

Joshua uses spies, secrets and deception as he leads the Israelites in a war against the Canaanites in 1225 B.C. highlighted by the fall of Jericho.

After winning the throne of Israel in a bloody civil war, David moves quickly to eliminate his enemies, then sets his eyes on the beautiful Bathsheba, but she is already married to another man.

Kadesh is the oldest recorded battle which can be accurately reconstructed.

The Battle of Marathon halts Persian westward expansion.

Three hundred Spartans and their Greek allies try to hold off a massive Persian army at a narrow pass in 480 B.C.

Alexander the Great wrests control of the Persian Empire from Darius III.

The Battle of Cynoscephalae against Macedonia in 197 B.C. removes Rome's last rival for power in the Mediterranean.

The gladiator Spartacus leads a revolt of slaves against their Roman masters.

After letting Roman legions march deep into the desert, the Parthians encircle and annihilate them.

The battle of Watling St. ends British resistance to the Roman occupation.

Roman legions try to stop Goth tribes from crossing the Danube in search of land.

Battle of Chalons, AD 451: No ruler in history represents the barbarian brutality as much as Attila the Hun, who swept through 5th-century Europe and emerged holding its future in his grasp.

Exploring the fascinating dark side of the world's oceans.

Plunge through five deadly ocean zones to uncover the mysteries of fatal pressure.

The Gulf Stream; the extreme tides of England's Morecambe Bay; the killer rip currents of Kauai; the Great Ocean Conveyor.

Researchers study rogue waves, tsunamis and monster breakers to determine what makes each unique.

The top-five deadliest animals that no thinking human wants to tangle with, each more deadly than the next.

Cameras record underwater volcanoes and tubeworms in the Pacific.

Scientists work to restore and protect Florida's polluted caverns, caves and springs.

Exploring the fascinating dark side of the world's oceans.

Plunge through five deadly ocean zones to uncover the mysteries of fatal pressure.

The Gulf Stream; the extreme tides of England's Morecambe Bay; the killer rip currents of Kauai; the Great Ocean Conveyor.

Researchers study rogue waves, tsunamis and monster breakers to determine what makes each unique.

The top-five deadliest animals that no thinking human wants to tangle with, each more deadly than the next.

Cameras record underwater volcanoes and tubeworms in the Pacific.

Scientists work to restore and protect Florida's polluted caverns, caves and springs.

Exploring the fascinating dark side of the world's oceans.