The 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.
Aug 3, 2016
23 min
In this week, our penultimate episode, we cover the battle of Zama. Scipio finally fights Hannibal. This brings to a close the Second Punic War.
Jul 28, 2016
16 min
This week we cover the Battle of the Great Plains, and close the Italian theatre of the war as Hannibal finally goes home.
Jul 26, 2016
16 min
This 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.
Feb 24, 2016
18 min
This week we wrap up events in Sicily, but the main focus is the epic senate debate between Fabius and Scipio.
Oct 20, 2015
33 min
This week we watch Scipio tie up all the loose ends in Spain before moving back to Italy to take the consulship.
Oct 12, 2015
23 min
This 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.
Oct 5, 2015
22 min
This 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.
Sep 20, 2015
11 min
This 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.
Sep 13, 2015
14 min
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