COLLECTION · Series · 2004

Decisive Battles

Name: Decisive Battles
Genre: Documentary, War
Duration: 30 min
Rating: 8.3

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.

Source: TMDB

* 8.3 (3)DocumentaryWarUnited States

Countries

United States

Studios

History · David Paradine Television

Runtime

30 min/ep

Age rating

TV-G

Release

23/07/2004

Score

8.3 / 10 (3)

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Seasons and episodes

Season 1

13 episodes · 2004

Episode 1. Cannae

2004-07-23 · 30 min

No synopsis

Episode 2. Gaugamela

2004-07-30 · 30 min

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.

Episode 3. Marathon

2004-08-06 · 30 min

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

Episode 4. Thermopylae

2004-08-13 · 30 min

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.

Episode 5. Spartacus

2004-08-20 · 30 min

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.

Episode 6. Attila the Hun

2004-08-27 · 30 min

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.

Episode 7. Crassus: Rich Man, Poor Man

2004-09-03 · 30 min

Although he may have been the richest man in Rome, Crassus was the political poor relation in the First Triumvirate. He needed military laurels to raise him up.

Episode 8. The Gothic Invasion of Rome

2004-09-10 · 30 min

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

Episode 9. Hail Caesar!

2004-09-24 · 30 min

No synopsis

Episode 10. Birth of the Roman Empire

2004-10-01 · 30 min

No synopsis

Episode 11. Boudicca: Warrior Queen

2004-10-08 · 30 min

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

Episode 12. Ramses II

2004-10-15 · 30 min

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

Episode 13. Herman the German

2004-10-22 · 30 min

No synopsis

Cast by season

Matthew Settle

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Keywords

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