Hannibal Barca and the Second Punic War
Episode Date: September 13, 2025In the third century BC, Rome faced its greatest enemy. One man, a Carthaginian general named Hannibal Barca, led an army into the Italian peninsula...
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2082 episodes transcribedIn the third century BC, Rome faced its greatest enemy. One man, a Carthaginian general named Hannibal Barca, led an army into the Italian peninsula...
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