The Romans might have expected to destroy Carthage easily, but they soon met surprisingly determined opposition from the Punic defenders. What was supposed to be a quick campaign dragged on into a lengthy and bloody siege with skillful Carthaginian counterattacks and sallies. Only when Scipio Aemilianus, adopted grandson of the great Africanus, arrived to supreme command did the tide begin to turn. Even so, the final moments of Carthage would resonate long after her capital was reduced to ruins.
Link to the Episode 52 page on the Layman's Historian website
Recommended further reading:
The Histories by Polybius
Hannibal's War by Titus Livius
A Companion to the Punic Wars (Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World) Edited by Dexter Hoyos
The Fall of Carthage by Adrian Goldsworthy
Hannibal's Dynasty by Dexter Hoyos
Carthage Must Be Destroyed by Richard Miles
Implacable Enemies: The Barcid Armies at War by Karwansary Publishers
Clash of the Colossi: The First Punic War by Karwansary Publishers
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Episode 51 - Carthago Delenda Est
Episode 50 - End of an Era
Episode 49 -Zama: Battle of Giants
Episode 48 - End of the Road
Episode 47- Last Gasp at the Metaurus
Episode 46 - No Easy Way Out
Episode 45 - The Mediterranean on Fire: Sicily
Episode 44 - The Mediterranean on Fire: Spain
Episode 43 - Capua: Hannibal's Albatross
Episode 42 - The Day After Cannae
Episode 41 - Cannae: Rome's Darkest Day
Episode 40 - The Delayer: Part II
Episode 39 - The Delayer: Part I
Episode 38 - The Dark Waters of Trasimene
Episode 37 - First Blood
Episode 36 - Making a Way
Episode 35 - Into Gaul
Episode 34 - The Die is Cast
Episode 33 - The Lion's Brood
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