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.
| Decisive Battles | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Animated documentary |
| Presented by | Matthew Settle |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of episodes | 13 |
| Original release | |
| Network | History Channel |
| Release | 2004 |
Battles
edit| 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 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Gaudiosi, John (May 17, 2004). "Rome: First a Game, Now on TV". Wired.
- ^ "Decisive Battles TV Show Seasons and Episode Guide". Archived from the original on November 19, 2010. Retrieved July 26, 2009.
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