Decisive Battles
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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 pre-release 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. It was produced during 2003 and aired in 2004. Reruns of the show air on the History International channel.
Episodes
| No. | Title | Main battle covered | Airdate (2004) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cannae | Battle of Cannae | July 23 |
| 2 | Gaugamela | Battle of Gaugamela | July 30 |
| 3 | Marathon | Battle of Marathon | August 6 |
| 4 | Thermopylae | Battle of Thermopylae | August 13 |
| 5 | Spartacus | Third Servile War | August 20 |
| 6 | Attila the Hun | Battle of Chalons | August 27 |
| 7 | Crassus: Rich Man, Poor Man | Battle of Carrhae | September 3 |
| 8 | The Gothic Invasion of Rome | Battle of Adrianople / Sack of Rome | September 10 |
| 9 | Hail Caesar! | Battle of Pharsalus | September 24 |
| 10 | Birth of the Roman Empire | Battle of Cynoscephalae | October 1 |
| 11 | Boudicca: Warrior Queen, AD 61 | Battle of Watling Street | October 8 |
| 12 | Ramses II | Battle of Kadesh | October 15 |
| 13 | Herman the German | Battle of the Teutoburg Forest | October 22 |
