Decisive Battles (2004)
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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Season 1 Episode List
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Episode 1 - Cannae
Release Date: 2004-07-23 -
Episode 2 - Gaugamela
Release Date: 2004-07-30 -
Episode 3 - Marathon
Release Date: 2004-08-06 -
Episode 4 - Thermopylae
Release Date: 2004-08-13 -
Episode 5 - Spartacus
Release Date: 2004-08-20 -
Episode 6 - Attila the Hun
Release Date: 2004-08-27 -
Episode 7 - Crassus: Rich Man, Poor Man
Release Date: 2004-09-03 -
Episode 8 - The Gothic Invasion of Rome
Release Date: 2004-09-10The Battle of Adrianople in 378 A.D., in which the invading Goths defeated Roman forces, is recalled.
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Episode 9 - Hail Caesar!
Release Date: 2004-09-24 -
Episode 10 - Birth of the Roman Empire
Release Date: 2004-10-01 -
Episode 11 - Boudicca: Warrior Queen
Release Date: 2004-10-08The 60 A.D. Iceni Rebellion against Rome, led by Celtic queen Boudicca, is recalled.
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Episode 12 - Ramses II
Release Date: 2004-10-15The Battle of Kadesh (circa 1300 B.C.) between Egypt and the Hittites is recalled.
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Episode 13 - Herman the German
Release Date: 2004-10-22