Fatal Conflicts - The Rise and Fall of Civilisations: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Four ancient leaders. Two epic wars. Civilisations clash in a battle for supremacy – rewriting history forever. 

Fatal Conflicts: the Rise and Fall of Civilisations is a two-part documentary exploring two defining ancient rivalries: Xerxes vs Themistocles in the Second Greco-Persian War, and Hannibal vs Scipio in the Second Punic War. In each, a dominant empire, Persia or Carthage, faces a rising force, Greece or Rome.

Series details

• Title: Fatal Conflicts - The Rise and Fall of Civilisations
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Genres: War, History
• Premiere date: 2026-02-14
• Final broadcast date listed: 2026-02-14
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: ARTE
• Network country: Germany
• Typical episode runtime: 90 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 93048
• IMDb ID: tt37891380
• TVDB ID: 480084

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2026-02-14; final listed air date 2026-02-14; episode order: 2.

Source and licence

Adapted from Fatal Conflicts - The Rise and Fall of Civilisations on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.