Ancient Justice

Name: Ancient Justice
Released: 2026-06-05T00:00:00.000Z

TV Show · Documentary · History

A time-travel exposé of the most infamous cases that changed the course of history.

2026 · 44m

EPISODE 1

Gunpowder Plot / The Nika Riot

Exploring the Gunpowder Plot of 1605, a Catholic-led plan to kill the king, and the Nika Riot of 532 CE, rival chariot factions uniting to riot against Emperor Justinian.
EPISODE 2

Assassination Of Julius Caesar / The Murdered Kings

Exploring the assassination of Julius Caesar, where a dozen senators stabbed him 23 times, and the 1250 CE murder of King Erik IV of Denmark, who was seized at night and beheaded.
EPISODE 3

Spartacus' Slave Rebellion / Execution Of Hypatia

Exploring Spartacus' Slave Rebellion of 73 BCE, a massive slave uprising led by Spartacus, and the murder of celebrated philosopher Hypatia in Alexandria, 415 CE.
EPISODE 4

Louis d'Orléans / The Slaying Of Alcibiades

Exploring the assassinations of Louis d'Orléans in 1407, brother to mentally unstable King Charles VI, and of Athenian general and politician Alcibiades in 5th century BCE.
EPISODE 5

Murder Of King Alboin / The Bamberg Betrayal

Exploring the assassination of King Alboin in 572 CE, a brutal conqueror who ruled northern Italy from Verona, and the 1208 murder of Philip of Swabia, King of Germany.
EPISODE 6

Trial Of Gilles De Rais / The Black Dinner

Exploring the trial of Gilles de Rais, a 15th-century French nobleman and celebrated war hero, and the 1440 "Black Dinner" at Edinburgh Castle - a case study in political murder.