Decisive Battles

Name: Decisive Battles
Genre: Documentary, War & Politics
Released: 2004-07-23
Rating: 8.5
Cast: Matthew Settle

8.5 Jul 2004 1 Season 13 Episodes TV-G

Ended

Documentary War & Politics

Overview

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.

David Paradine Television · History

🇺🇸 United States · English

Cast

Matthew Settle

Cannae

Jul 23, 2004 30m

Gaugamela

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.

Jul 30, 2004 30m

Marathon

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

Aug 6, 2004 30m

Thermopylae

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.

Aug 13, 2004 30m

Spartacus

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.

Aug 20, 2004 30m

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 was left of the Western Roman Empire.

Aug 27, 2004 30m

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 needed military laurels to raise him up.

Sep 3, 2004 30m