Decisive Battles

Decisive Battles is a 2004 American animated documentary television series that depicted historic conflicts using the game engine from Rome: Total War to present 3-D simulations of the battles.[1] The show was hosted by Matthew Settle, who usually traveled to the sites of the battles. It originally aired on Fridays on the History Channel, and ran for thirteen episodes in mid-2004.[2] Reruns of the show air on the History International channel and the Military History channel.

Battles

No.TitleMain battle coveredAirdate (2004)
1CannaeBattle of CannaeJuly 23
2GaugamelaBattle of GaugamelaJuly 30
3MarathonBattle of MarathonAugust 6
4ThermopylaeBattle of ThermopylaeAugust 13
5SpartacusThird Servile WarAugust 20
6Attila the HunBattle of ChalonsAugust 27
7Crassus: Rich Man, Poor ManBattle of CarrhaeSeptember 3
8The Gothic Invasion of RomeBattle of Adrianople / Sack of RomeSeptember 10
9Hail Caesar!Battle of PharsalusSeptember 24
10Birth of the Roman EmpireBattle of CynoscephalaeOctober 1
11Boudicca: Warrior Queen, AD 61Battle of Watling StreetOctober 8
12Ramses IIBattle of KadeshOctober 15
13Herman the GermanBattle of the Teutoburg ForestOctober 22

See also

References

  1. Gaudiosi, John (May 17, 2004). "Rome: First a Game, Now on TV". Wired.
  2. "Decisive Battles TV Show Seasons and Episode Guide". Archived from the original on November 19, 2010. Retrieved July 26, 2009.


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