Matthew Settle
Decisive Battles (2004)
Season 1
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.
Released July 23, 2004
Episode 30 min
2+
Genres: Animation, Documentary, History, War
Keywords: tmdb.battle, tmdb.conquest, imdb.battle, imdb.machinima, imdb.reenactment, imdb.computer-animation, imdb.cg-animation
Watch Providers: Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
Production Companies: David Paradine Television, HiSTORY
Network: History
Country: United States
Languages:
English
S1E1 - Cannae
None
July 23, 2004, midnight
S1E2 - 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.
July 30, 2004, midnight
S1E3 - Marathon
Marathon, Greece, September 490 BC. King Darius leads his Persian army in an attack on Greece.
Aug. 6, 2004, midnight
S1E4 - 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, midnight
S1E5 - 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, midnight
S1E6 - 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, midnight
S1E7 - 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.
Sept. 3, 2004, midnight
S1E8 - The Gothic Invasion of Rome
The Battle of Adrianople in 378 A.D., in which the invading Goths defeated Roman forces, is recalled.
Sept. 10, 2004, midnight
S1E9 - Hail Caesar!
None
Sept. 24, 2004, midnight
S1E10 - Birth of the Roman Empire
None
Oct. 1, 2004, midnight
S1E11 - Boudicca: Warrior Queen
The 60 A.D. Iceni Rebellion against Rome, led by Celtic queen Boudicca, is recalled.
Oct. 8, 2004, midnight
S1E12 - Ramses II
The Battle of Kadesh (circa 1300 B.C.) between Egypt and the Hittites is recalled.
Oct. 15, 2004, midnight
S1E13 - Herman the German
None
Oct. 22, 2004, midnight
History
30 min/ep
390 min
July 23, 2004
Oct. 22, 2004, midnight
Ended
TV-G / 2+
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