The Knights Templar

The Knights Templar

Documentary 2014

Available on Prime Video, Gaia

The Knights Templar tells the full story of the legendary warrior monks, from their origins as poor knights in the aftermath of the First Crusade to their meteoric rise as powerful bankers to King and Pope. Then accused of heresy and devil worshipping they were totally destroyed - or were they?

Documentary 2014

TV-PG

EPISODE 1

Origins

In the year 1119 AD the Order of the Temple of Solomon was founded in Jerusalem by a band of nine Christian knights who had vowed to protect pilgrims traveling to the Holy Land.

30 min · Oct 6, 2014 TV-PG
EPISODE 2

Corporation

The Knights Templar needed enormous resources to survive in a hostile environment thousands of miles from home, and over the years developed a massive supply network that enveloped nearly every country in Europe.

30 min · Oct 6, 2014 TV-PG
EPISODE 3

Frontier

The Templar organization was without frontiers and constructed a financial system years ahead of its time. It was this vastly powerful Templar corporation that enabled their elite warrior knights to survive on the frontline, the Holy Land, surrounded by the hostile forces of Islam.

30 min · Oct 6, 2014 TV-PG
EPISODE 4

Legend

In the seven centuries after their destruction, a host of rumors, myths and legends have grown up around the legacy of the Order of the Temple.

30 min · Oct 6, 2014 TV-PG

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The Knights Templar

DOCUMENTARY

The Knights Templar tells the full story of the legendary warrior monks, from their origins as poor knights in the aftermath of the First Crusade to their meteoric rise as powerful bankers to King and Pope. Then accused of heresy and devil worshipping they were totally destroyed - or were they?

Information

Studio: Gaiam
Released: 2014
Rated: TV-PG

Languages

Original Audio: English
Subtitles: English (United States) (SDH)