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Decisive Battles

Decisive Battles

2004 1 Seasons 13 Episodes ⭐ 8.3 Documentary War & Politics

Decisive Battles was a television show on the History Channel that depicted historic battles. It ran for thirteen episodes in mid-2004. The show used the game engine from Rome: Total War to present 3-D versions of the battles. The show was hosted by Matthew Settle, who usually traveled to the sites of the battle. Reruns of the show air on the History International channel and the Military History channel.

Decisive Battles was a television show on the History Channel that depicted historic battles. It ran for thirteen episodes in mid-2004. The show used the game engine from Rome: Total War to present 3-D versions of the battles. The show was hosted by Matthew Settle, who usually traveled to the sites of the battle. Reruns of the show air on the History International channel and the Military History channel.

Seasons & Episodes

EP 1

Cannae

EP 2

Gaugamela

Return to the scene of one of Alexander the Great's most decisive battles, where he wrested control of the Persian Empir

EP 3

Marathon

Marathon, Greece, September 490 BC. King Darius leads his Persian army in an attack on Greece.

EP 4

Thermopylae

Using cutting-edge computer gaming technology, we recreate conflicts that shaped the ancient world and witness great bat

EP 5

Spartacus

Spartacus is one of the Ancient World's most famous figures. A Thracian soldier, Spartacus was captured by Romans and so

EP 6

Attila the Hun

Chalons, 451 AD. What made this battle so compelling? Attila the Hun, the terrifying menace who had his eyes set on what

EP 7

Crassus: Rich Man, Poor Man

Although he may have been the richest man in Rome, Crassus was the political poor relation in the First Triumvirate. He

EP 8

The Gothic Invasion of Rome

The Battle of Adrianople in 378 A.D., in which the invading Goths defeated Roman forces, is recalled.

EP 9

Hail Caesar!

EP 10

Birth of the Roman Empire

EP 11

Boudicca: Warrior Queen

The 60 A.D. Iceni Rebellion against Rome, led by Celtic queen Boudicca, is recalled.

EP 12

Ramses II

The Battle of Kadesh (circa 1300 B.C.) between Egypt and the Hittites is recalled.

EP 13

Herman the German

Popular Cast

Matthew Settle

Matthew Settle