S1 E2: Thermopylae
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.
21 minutes
Decisive Battles
They are the moments where history was writ in blood. Where armies determined the fate of empires and men became legends. They are the Decisive Battles. Traveling the globe to explore every aspect of these legendary encounters.
Cast: Matthew Settle, Steven Pressfield, Richard Billows
S1 E4: Marathon
Marathon, Greece, September 490 BC. King Darius leads his Persian army in an attack on Greece.
21 minutes
S1 E5: Spartacus
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.
22 minutes
S1 E6: Chalons
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.
21 minutes
S1 E7: Crassus: Rich Man, Poor Man
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.
21 minutes
S1 E8: The Gothic Invasion of Rome
378 AD. The beginning of the end for the Roman Empire and a landmark battle.
21 minutes
S1 E10: Birth of the Roman Empire
In 197 BC, the classic military conflict between the Ancient World's two dominant military systems took place in a chain of hills called Cynoscephalae.
22 minutes
S1 E11: Boudicca: Warrior Queen
Julius Caesar invaded Britain in 55 and 54 BC, gaining submission of the six eastern Celtic tribes.
21 minutes
S1 E12: Ramses II
One of Egypt's greatest pharaohs, Ramses II, confronts the biggest menace to his reign at the Battle of Kadesh (circa 1300 BC).
21 minutes