Decisive Battles

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200430m

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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Seasons

13 Episodes • Premiered 2004

Still image for Decisive Battles season 1 episode 1: Cannae

1. Cannae

Still image for Decisive Battles season 1 episode 2: Gaugamela

2. Gaugamela

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3. Marathon

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4. Thermopylae

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5. Spartacus

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6. Attila the Hun

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7. Crassus: Rich Man, Poor Man

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8. The Gothic Invasion of Rome

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

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9. Hail Caesar!

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10. Birth of the Roman Empire

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11. Boudicca: Warrior Queen

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

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12. Ramses II

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

Still image for Decisive Battles season 1 episode 13: Herman the German

13. Herman the German

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