This week we delve into the use of a total war game to recreate historic battles. In our focal video, the Battle of Badr 624 AD: Rise of Islam by Bellum et Historia released on 16 November 2024, we reflect on the modding and creative process, the use of game technologies and the types of documentation used to achieve the outcome.

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Show Notes & Links

Battle of BADR 624 AD: Rise of Islam by Bellum et Historia, released 16 November 2024

For those that may be interested, there is a playlist of shorts –

Mod for conversion on Steam, link here

and for those interesting in the Roman history series we discuss, here’s the link to our previous episode –

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