Decisive Battles

E1 Episode 1: Cannae

• Now playing
• 30m
• Jul 23, 2004

E2 Episode 2: Gaugamela

• 30m
• Jul 30, 2004

Return to the scene of one of Alexander the Great's most decisive battles, where he wrested control of the Persian Empire from Darius III.

E3 Episode 3: Marathon

• 30m
• Aug 6, 2004

Marathon, Greece, September 490 BC. King Darius leads his Persian army in an attack on Greece.

E4 Episode 4: Thermopylae

• 30m
• Aug 13, 2004

Using cutting-edge computer gaming technology, we recreate conflicts that shaped the ancient world and witness great battles like never before. Hosted on location by Matthew Settle (Band of Brothers), we return to Thermopylae in 480 BC.

E5 Episode 5: Spartacus

• 30m
• Aug 20, 2004

Spartacus is one of the Ancient World's most famous figures. A Thracian soldier, Spartacus was captured by Romans and sold as a slave for training as a gladiator.

E6 Episode 6: Attila the Hun

• 30m
• Aug 27, 2004

Chalons, 451 AD. What made this battle so compelling? Attila the Hun, the terrifying menace who had his eyes set on what was left of the Western Roman Empire.

E7 Episode 7: Crassus: Rich Man, Poor Man

• 30m
• Sep 3, 2004

Although he may have been the richest man in Rome, Crassus was the political poor relation in the First Triumvirate. He needed military laurels to raise him up.

E8 Episode 8: The Gothic Invasion of Rome

• 30m
• Sep 10, 2004

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

E9 Episode 9: Hail Caesar!

• 30m
• Sep 24, 2004

E10 Episode 10: Birth of the Roman Empire

• 30m
• Oct 1, 2004

E11 Episode 11: Boudicca: Warrior Queen

• 30m
• Oct 8, 2004

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

E12 Episode 12: Ramses II

• 30m
• Oct 15, 2004

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

E13 Episode 13: Herman the German

• 30m
• Oct 22, 2004