With Hannibal continuing to tip the scales of power in the Po Valley, the young Scipio bears witness to treacherous setbacks as Rome's authority in the region unravels. Before being forced to abandon the north due to Hannibal's crushing defeat of the Roman Legions at the Battle of the Trebia in late 218 BC. Resulting in Scipio retreating to Rome to find his city feverishly raising new armies, however with the populace also deeply unsettled by a series of dark omens sent from the gods. Soon cascading into a sense of panic, upon learning the news of another military disaster at the Battle of Lake Trasimene.
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Scipio Africanus - Part 4 (Deficits in the Roman High Command)
Scipio Africanus - Part 2 (The Second Punic War Begins)
Leonidas I - Part 2/2 (The Battle of Thermopylae)
Leonidas I - Part 1/2 (The Spartan State Above All)
Scipio Africanus - Part 1 (Virtues and Expectations)
Judah Maccabee ”The Hammer” - Part 3/3 (The War for Judean Independence)
Judah Maccabee ”The Hammer” - Part 2/3 (The Guerrilla Campaign)
Judah Maccabee ”The Hammer” - Part 1/3 (Origins of the Maccabean Revolt)
Nader (Nadir) Shah - Part 7/7 (Descent into Madness)
Nader (Nadir) Shah - Part 6/7 (A King of Kings)
Nader (Nadir) Shah - Part 5/7 (Perseverance and Unassailable Power)
Nader (Nadir) Shah - Part 4/7 (The One Favored by God)
Nader (Nadir) Shah - Part 3/7 (Servant of the Shah)
Nader (Nadir) Shah - Part 2/7 (From Soldier to Warlord to General)
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Philip II of Macedon - Part 6/7 (Recognition and Respect)
Philip II of Macedon - Part 5/7 (Wielding the Strength of the Gods)
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