The Rise of Hannibal
He was one of the greatest enemies the Romans ever faced. An excellent general & a larger-than-life figure, he led an army across the alps & dealt a series of crushing defeats upon the Romans on Italian soil. He was Hannibal Barca.
Dan Snow's History Hit · History Hit
September 24, 20211h 5m
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Show Notes
He was one of the greatest enemies the Romans ever faced. An excellent general and a larger-than-life figure, he led an army across the alps and dealt a series of crushing defeats upon the Romans on Italian soil. His achievements have become a thing of legend and his name has become immortalised. He was Hannibal Barca. Hannibal rests amongst antiquity's greatest generals, but how did he rise to become such a stellar commander, leading his men to incredible victories against the then dominant powerhouse in the Mediterranean? In this episode from our sibling podcast <a href="https://podfollow.com/the-ancients/view" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>The Ancients</strong></a>, Dr Louis Rawlings, Dr Adrian Goldsworthy and Dr Eve MacDonald explore the impressive ascent of the Carthaginian general to the status of one of the most famous military leaders in antiquity.
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