Ancient Rome XII - The Second Punic War

This is the twelfth of many chapters in History with a Twist of Lime's look on "The Historical History of Ancient Rome." This chapter deals with arguably the most well-known event during the Roman Republic: the Second Punic War against the Carthaginians, led by the general Hannibal Barca (218-202 BC). It broadly discusses his march through the Alps, his wooing of Italian allies against Rome, his three huge victories at the Trebia, Lake Trasimene, and Cannae, the Fabian strategy that kept him at bay, and why he never attempted a siege upon Rome. We also see the rise of Roman general Publius Scipio, more commonly known as Scipio Africanus, which gave way to the powerful Roman generals that followed and contributed to the eventual fall of the Republic. Also briefly covered are Rome's siege of Syracuse, conquering of Iberia, and eventual friendship with Numidia that would cause problems in the future.

Due to YouTube's imposed time limit, the video's creator would like to apologize for its somewhat rushed nature, and overall lack of deep information. As one can see, the video beats the limit by a mere second, and this was only due to another three or four minutes of information and silly jokes ending up on the cutting room floor, leaving only the bare essentials. The creator would strongly urge anyone interested in the Second Punic War to do some reading of their own in order to see the whole story and the interesting little tidbits that are littered all around this crucial period of history.

As this is one of many chapters being produced over this project, I would invite you to watch the other chapters dealing with the history of Ancient Rome. They can be viewed seamlessly under this playlist on YouTube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wtseWnNmHqg&feature=PlayList&p=AF3D8467A06755CE&index=0&playnext=1

References:

Cavazzi, Franco. "The Early Roman Republic." Illustrated History of the Roman Empire. 19 June 2008. http://www.roman-empire.net/republic/earlyrep-index.html

Kidney, Frank L., et al. "Making Europe: People, Politics, and Culture." Vol. 1. Houghton Mifflin, 2009.

Livius, Titus. "Ab Urbe Condita" (literally translated as "From the City Having Been Founded," but commonly known as "The History of Rome"). Composed: 1st century B.C.

Mackey, Christopher S. "Ancient Rome: A Military and Political History." Cambridge University Press, 2004.

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