Battles BC

Carthaginian commander Hannibal accomplishes the unthinkable by marching an army complete with war elephants over the Alps, then annihilating Roman legions in three key battles by using the terrain, intimidation and his iron will.

It's 1000 BC and the Israelites are battling the Philistines. After wresting control of the throne of Israel in a bloody civil war, David moves quickly to exterminate his enemies. He crucifies anyone who challenges his right to the throne and then turns his sword on his political enemies. Finally, David sets his sites on a new target--the beautiful Bathsheba, but she is already married. For someone like David this is a minor impediment.

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.

Julius Caesar's Roman army is outnumbered but better supplied than their Gallic enemies during the siege within a siege at Alesia in 52 B.C.

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.

Alexander the Great faces a forced river crossing, a raging thunderstorm and a vicious enemy as he leads his army into India during his final campaign in 327 B.C.