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069: The Second Punic War - Hannibal at the Gates

The Hellenistic Age Podcast

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Fabius and Marcellus - A History of Rome

The roman senate authorized the deployment of an army and navy to clean up the mess in sicily. Leading this joint operation would be appius claudius, the governor of rome's sicilian holdings,. Marcus claudius marcellus was a warrior and a man of action. While he was not as hot headed as some of his contemporaries, the consul was ruthless in his command. The siege of syracuse stands among the most daring ever conducted in ancient history.

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