Episode 3: Hannibal vs Scipio: Part One: Carthaginian Conquest

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After Rome’s First Punic War victory, Carthage’s power is diminished, but resentment simmers. In 218 BCE, driven by vengeance, Hannibal leads a daring invasion across the Alps, striking at Rome’s heart with tactical genius.

A young aristocrat survives the first blow and begins crafting a new resistance. Hannibal’s victories mask a deeper struggle of will and endurance. As Rome adapts and Carthage stakes all on its commander, both spiral toward a deadly clash on the battlefield of Cannae.

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After Rome’s First Punic War victory, Carthage’s power is diminished, but resentment simmers. In 218 BCE, driven by vengeance, Hannibal leads a daring invasion across the Alps, striking at Rome’s…

216 BCE. After surviving Hannibal’s deadly trap at Cannae, a young Roman officer begins a meteoric ascent. Scipio seizes the initiative by cutting off Carthage’s power in Spain, defeating its best…