Decisive Battles

2004
Ended
Documentary · War & Politics
~30m / ep
1 season
8.3/10

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.

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E1. Cannae
Jul 23, 2004 · 30m
E2. Gaugamela
Jul 30, 2004 · 30m
Return to the scene of one of Alexander the Great's most decisive battles, where he wrested control of the Persian Empire from Darius III.
E3. Marathon
Aug 6, 2004 · 30m
Marathon, Greece, September 490 BC. King Darius leads his Persian army in an attack on Greece.
E4. Thermopylae
Aug 13, 2004 · 30m
Using cutting-edge computer gaming technology, we recreate conflicts that shaped the ancient world and witness great battles like never before. Hosted on location by Matthew Settle (Band of Brothers), we return to Thermopylae in 480 BC.
E5. Spartacus
Aug 20, 2004 · 30m
Spartacus is one of the Ancient World's most famous figures. A Thracian soldier, Spartacus was captured by Romans and sold as a slave for training as a gladiator.
E6. Attila the Hun
Aug 27, 2004 · 30m
Chalons, 451 AD. What made this battle so compelling? Attila the Hun, the terrifying menace who had his eyes set on what was left of the Western Roman Empire.