Decisive Battles

Season

2004

7.9

Important battles of world history are explored and recreated with video game visuals.

Episode List

S1 • E1

Cannae

Hannibal inflicts the greatest ever defeat on the forces of Rome.

S1 • E2

Gaugamela

Alexander the Great wrests control of the Persian Empire from Darius III.

S1 • E3

Marathon

Cutting-edge computer gaming technology takes you to the heart of the Athenians decisive victory over the Persians in Marathon. Why did the seemingly superior force lose?

S1 • E4

Thermopylae

The Battle of Thermopylae, 480 BCE, where a Spartan led Greek army held off a massive Persian army in a narrow valley for days.

S1 • E5

Spartacus

The gladiator Spartacus leads a revolt of slaves against their Roman masters.

S1 • E6

Attila the Hun

The 'scourge of God' Attila led the Huns to victory against the faltering Romans. Cutting-edge computer gaming technology takes you to heart of the battle.

S1 • E7

Crassus: Rich Man, Poor Man

After letting Roman legions march deep into the desert, the Parthians encircle and annihilate them.

S1 • E8

The Gothic Invasion of Rome

Roman legions try to stop Goth tribes from crossing the Danube in search of land.

S1 • E9

Hail Caesar!

Julius Caesar and Pompey face each other at Pharsalus, Greece.

S1 • E10

Birth of the Roman Empire

The Battle of Cynoscephalae against Macedonia in 197 B.C. removes Rome's last rival for power in the Mediterranean.

S1 • E11

Boudica: Warrior Queen

The battle of Watling St. ends British resistance to the Roman occupation.

S1 • E12

Ramses II

Let cutting-edge computer gaming technology take you to the battle between the Egyptian King and the Hittite Empire in 1274BC. The outcome decided the future of the Middle East.