Rome’s Greatest Enemy: Carthage at the Gates (TRIH ep 640, part 1)
211 BCE · Resource
This episode examines the aftermath of Hannibal's victory at the Battle of Cannae (2 August 216 BC) and why he did not press straight on to capture Rome. The hosts outline Carthage's rise and the Barcid dynasty (Hamilcar, Hannibal, Hasdrubal, Mago), the origins and consequences of the First Punic War (264–241 BC) and the Roman settlement of Sicily.
On these timelines: The Rest Is History (podcast), Resources: Combined
Around 211 BCE
- Fall of the Roman Republic (133 BCE)
- Qin Shi Huang unifies China (221 BCE)
- Second Punic War (218 BCE)
- Han dynasty (202 BCE)
- Punic Wars (264 BCE)
- Euclid's Elements (300 BCE)
- Reign of Ashoka the Great (268 BCE)
- Great Wall of China (Qin) (221 BCE)
- Han open the Silk Road (130 BCE)
- Terracotta Army buried (210 BCE)