With Hannibal’s recall to Africa, we finally reach the final showdown of the Second Punic War. Scipio and his disgraced survivors of Cannae faced Hannibal’s veterans of Italy on the plains of Zama. The victor would decide the war – and the course of history.
Link to the Episode 49 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
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 11 - The Enemy in Africa
Episode 10 - Syracuse in Retreat
Episode 9 - Agathocles and the Age of Alexander
Episode 8 - Timoleon and the End of the Second Sicilian War
Episode 7 - Dionysius the Tyrant
Episode 6 - Carthage Strikes Back
Episode 5 - Syracuse, Sicily, and the Hellenes
Episode 4 - A Punic Sea
Episode 3 - Qart-Hadasht - The New City
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