Flash Point History

Punic Wars - Part V - The Return of The Scipi

Nov 19, 2016
The podcast explores the strategic decisions of the Carthaginians and the significance of the Battle of Cannae for Rome. It discusses a meeting between Scipio and Hannibal, strategic moves in Illyria, power struggles in Syracuse, Archimedes' weapons, the Siege of Syracuse, the Battle of Ibera, and Hannibal's strategy and the arrival of Hasdrubal.
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1
Introduction
00:00 • 5min
2
An Intense Aerial Duel
05:12 • 2min
3
Contrasting Situations: Scipio and Hannibal's Meeting
07:40 • 26min
4
Levinus's Strategic Moves and the First Macedonian War
33:14 • 5min
5
Power Struggles and Political Turmoil in Syracuse during the Second Punic War
37:57 • 5min
6
Archimedes' Ingenious Weapons and the Miserable Disaster
42:50 • 4min
7
Siege of Syracuse and the Conquest of Spain
47:12 • 10min
8
The Battle of Ibera and its Implications
57:32 • 28min
9
Hannibal's Strategy and the Arrival of Hasdrubal
01:25:08 • 30min