Episode 19: Rome's Ultimate Defeat

This episode I discuss the worst defeat suffered by the Romans in the Second Punic War. Hannibal’s genius is on fulldisplay as well as Rome’s disorganization. Listen now to understand how Hannibal beat one of the largest armies in the Ancient World.

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Intro: Skye Cuillin by Kevin Macleod

Outro: Celtic Heart by Kira Daly

Primary Sources:

Polybius Histories Book III

Titus Livius The History of Rome Book XXII

Secondary Sources

Cunliffe, Barry: The Ancient Celts, ISBN 978–0–19–875292–9

Goldsworthy, Adrian: The Fall of Carthage, ISBN 978-0-3043-6642-2