‘Epic Warrior Women’ Premieres Monday, March 19 On Smithsonian Channel Narrated By Lynda Carter

EPIC WARRIOR WOMEN: AMAZONS
Premieres Monday, March 19 at 8 p.m. ET/PT

Discover the origins of the Greek Amazon mythology and find answers among the ancient nomad warriors of the Eurasian grasslands. Hailing from the Scythian tribes, these warriors controlled a swathe from Eastern Europe to Central Asia and kept the great powers of Greece, Persia and China at bay.

EPIC WARRIOR WOMEN: GLADIATRIX
Premieres Monday, March 26 at 8 p.m. ET/PT

Ancient Rome interpreted Greek mythology by encouraging gladiator women to fight to the death as Amazons in the arena. Explore how these young women managed to survive in desperate conditions, why so many were ready to die for the sake of public entertainment and what skills they needed to stay alive.

EPIC WARRIOR WOMEN: AFRICA’S AMAZONS
Premieres Monday, April 2 at 8 p.m. ET/PT

The Agoojj were a small but powerful fighting force of women in West Africa that steadily expanded in the 17th century against the much larger Asante and Yoruba Kingdoms. Learn how this all-female, slave-raiding regiment terrified both the local populations and the Europeans sent to conquer them.