Who was Hannibal, the flawed but brilliant Carthaginian general? What makes Rome vs Carthage in the third century BC one of the most totemic ancient rivalries of all time? How did Hamilcar, father of…
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Carthaginian general; consolidate all Hannibal Barca references here.
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Why did Hannibal choose to cross the Alps with his elephants in 218 BC, when invading Rome? Was it a brilliant stratagem or a military disaster? What was the secret to the Roman Republic’s growing mil…
How did Hannibal achieve the remarkable feat of crossing the Alps with his army, and elephants? How many of his men survived the treacherous journey? Was it worth sacrificing so much of his army in or…
How did the Battle of Cannae - one of the most important battles of all time for Ancient Rome, with a whole Empire at stake, and a reputation that had reverberated across the centuries - in 216 BC, un…
- 640. Rome’s Greatest Enemy: Carthage at the Gates (Part 1)Part 1From the Rome vs. Carthage: The Punic Wars
Did Hannibal march on Rome after his legendary victory at the Battle of Cannae in 216 BC? How could Rome fight on after losing so many men? And, where would their next cataclysmic clash take place…?…
- 641. Rome’s Greatest Enemy: Hannibal’s Nemesis (Part 2)Part 2From the Rome vs. Carthage: The Punic Wars
What happened at the Battle of Ibera, a totemic though overlooked battle of the Punic Wars? With the forces of Carthage closing in on a depleted Rome, would a young Roman, Publius Cornelius Scipio res…
- 642. Rome’s Greatest Enemy: Bloodbath in Africa (Part 3)Part 3From the Rome vs. Carthage: The Punic Wars
Would the Roman general Publius Cornelius Scipio successfully march on Africa? What happened when Hannibal and Scipio - the greatest commanders of their age - came head to head at the Battle of Zama…
- 643. Rome’s Greatest Enemy: Carthage Destroyed (Part 4)Part 4From the Rome vs. Carthage: The Punic Wars
Three decades after the defeat of Hannibal, how had the Roman Empire managed to conquer vast swathes of the known world? Why did the predatory eyes of this terrifying behemoth turn once more to Cartha…