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- Episode 79 - EpilogueThe final episode. We analyse the Second Punic War, and why Carthage lost. We then look at what happened to Hannibal and Scipio after the war. We conclude by looking at the short Third Punic War, in which Carthage was destroyed.24 min
- Episode 78 - ZamaIn this week, our penultimate episode, we cover the battle of Zama. Scipio finally fights Hannibal. This brings to a close the Second Punic War.17 min
- Episode 77 - Great PlainsThis week we cover the Battle of the Great Plains, and close the Italian theatre of the war as Hannibal finally goes home.17 min
- Episode 76 - UticaThis week the African war really gets underway. Scipio, Laelius and Masinissa duel with Hasdrubal and Syphax around Utica, while things go badly for Hannibal in Italy.19 min
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- Episode 74 - The DebateThis week we wrap up events in Sicily, but the main focus is the epic senate debate between Fabius and Scipio.34 min
- Episode 73 - HouseworkThis week we watch Scipio tie up all the loose ends in Spain before moving back to Italy to take the consulship.24 min
- Episode 72 - Completing the ConquestThis week the podcast returns to something resembling a normal schedule! We watch Scipio be victorious over Hasdrubal, who fled to Italy, and then over Gisco to win the Spanish theatre of the war.23 min
- Episode 71 - Scipio in SpainThis week we continue Scipio's adventures in Spain, focusing much of the episode on his brilliant capture of New Carthage. We also include a brief discussion on how inaccurate ancient sources are, specifically when they say Gaul had a population of two hundred million people.12 min
- Episode 70 - Spain AgainThis week we travel back to Spain to look at an incident between Nero and Hasdrubal, a prelude to the Metaurus. We then introduce Scipio Africanus into the narrative and take him to Spain, where he plans an attack on New Carthage.15 min
About Hannibal and the Punic Wars
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A History Of: Hannibal and the Punic Wars is a biweekly biography of everybody's favourite Carthaginian general. We follow Hannibal throughout his campaigns as well as looking at the Punic Wars at…
large. This is done through a mixture of lecture style episodes as well as more relaxed Let's Talk episodes; in which I invite guests onto the show to talk about Hannibal, Rome, Carthage, the Punic Wars and the ancient world in general. Please note, I have recently upgraded my recording equipment and am updating the back-catalogue. Presently episodes 4 through 17 need to be re-recorded; so bear with me.
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