The final episode. We analyse the Second Punic War, and why Carthage lost. We then look at what happened to Hannibal and Scipio after the war. We conclude by looking at the short Third Punic War, in which Carthage was destroyed.
Aug 03, 2016•23 min
In this week, our penultimate episode, we cover the battle of Zama. Scipio finally fights Hannibal. This brings to a close the Second Punic War.
Jul 28, 2016•16 min
This week we cover the Battle of the Great Plains, and close the Italian theatre of the war as Hannibal finally goes home.
Jul 26, 2016•16 min
This week the African war really gets underway. Scipio, Laelius and Masinissa duel with Hasdrubal and Syphax around Utica, while things go badly for Hannibal in Italy.
Feb 24, 2016•18 min
This week Scipio invades Africa and Mago invades Italy.
Nov 27, 2015•15 min
This week we wrap up events in Sicily, but the main focus is the epic senate debate between Fabius and Scipio.
Oct 20, 2015•33 min
This week we watch Scipio tie up all the loose ends in Spain before moving back to Italy to take the consulship.
Oct 12, 2015•23 min
This week the podcast returns to something resembling a normal schedule! We watch Scipio be victorious over Hasdrubal, who fled to Italy, and then over Gisco to win the Spanish theatre of the war.
Oct 05, 2015•23 min
This week we continue Scipio's adventures in Spain, focusing much of the episode on his brilliant capture of New Carthage. We also include a brief discussion on how inaccurate ancient sources are, specifically when they say Gaul had a population of two hundred million people.
Sep 20, 2015•11 min
This week we travel back to Spain to look at an incident between Nero and Hasdrubal, a prelude to the Metaurus. We then introduce Scipio Africanus into the narrative and take him to Spain, where he plans an attack on New Carthage.
Sep 13, 2015•15 min
This week we have the aftermath of the Metaurus.
Sep 09, 2015•9 min
This week we have the Metaurus.
Sep 06, 2015•13 min
This week we have the build up to the Metaurus.
Sep 02, 2015•15 min
This week we look at the aftermath of the death of Marcellus, before moving on to 207 and the looming menace in the north of Italy that was Hasdrubal.
Aug 30, 2015•16 min
This week we have a jam-packed episode. Fabius takes Tarentum, we have the consular elections of 208, the death of Marcellus and, most importantly, we examine just why Manchester City need to make sure that James Milner signs a new contract.
Aug 26, 2015•14 min
This week we bring the narrative into 209, looking at the eventful election of Fabius and Fulvius to the consulship and the three day battle of Canusium. Also features a tangent on Narnia.
Aug 23, 2015•15 min
This week we finally return to Italy. We recap just where we were in the narrative in 211, look at the consular elections for 210, the siege of Tarentum and the battle for Salapia.
Aug 19, 2015•12 min
Hannibal is back! This week we cover the war in Greece, often called the First Macedonian War. We see just how things faired as the Romans, Macedonians, Achaeans and Aetolians duelled for control of the country.
Aug 16, 2015•14 min
This week we turn to the fifth theatre of the war, Greece. We have a high speed historical overview, before getting into the narrative with Philip V of Macedonia in 217. Featuring special guest Rob Monaco of The Podcast History of Our World.
Aug 12, 2015•18 min
This week we are joined by token Welshman Tom Vaudin for Let's Talk Number 4 - Teutoburgerwald. As my friend Tom is something of a specialist on the Teutoburgerwald we talk about the lead up to the battle, the battle itself and the aftermath, as well as the Roman army in the early imperial period. Now this is a Let's Talk, so we must have tangents. We talk about The Hobbit, Les Miserable, the geography of Mordor, Manchester City's excellent run of form, the disasters that have befallen Mancheste...
Aug 09, 2015•1 hr 6 min
This week we finish of the story in Syracuse and Sicily for the moment with the fall of Syracuse.
Aug 05, 2015•16 min
In a TheHistoryOf Podcast special we answer the question of Spartan Collapse.
Aug 02, 2015•23 min
This week we look at the beginnings of the Siege of Syracuse, including some inventions of Archimedes. We also see Marcellus' campaigns around Sicily and end with Les Miserables references in Henna.
Jul 29, 2015•15 min
This week we look at the combined Roman-Syracusan attack upon Leontini, the tricks of Hippocrates and Epicydes, yet another revolution in Syracuse, and we introduce a huge figure of world history: Archimedes. In addition to this are references to grifting films, an exploration of a young Jamie learning Einstein's Theory of General Relativity, and a plot summary of Top Gear (UK) Season 10 Episode 2.
Jul 26, 2015•19 min
This week we continue to look at Syracuse, finding out what Epicydes and Hippocrates do once they become magistrates. Marcellus also rejoins the story.
Jul 25, 2015•11 min
This week we focus on Syracuse. The spirit of revolution takes hold of the city, leading to more intrigue, more assassination, and two unlikely figures coming to power.
Jul 24, 2015•16 min
This week we head over to the Mediterranean islands. We look at the war of Titus Manlius against Hampsicora in Sardinia, the death of Hiero and the ascension of Hieronymus in Syracuse. I'm sorry for the delay in the episode, I've been too ill to record.
Jul 23, 2015•16 min
This week we take events in Spain to 212. We cover the beginnings of Roman involvement in Africa, introduce Masinissa, cover the sad end of the Scipio Brothers in Spain, and an unsung hero, Lucius Marcius.
Jul 22, 2015•23 min
This week we go back to Spain and cover the years 216 to 214.
Jul 21, 2015•16 min
This week we enter 211 covering three big events: Hannibal's March on Rome, the 'Battle' of Rome, and the Fall of Capua.
Jul 20, 2015•21 min
