The Rest Is History
Published 2 Feb 2026Our whole series on Rome vs Carthage can be found here: • Rome Vs Carthage
[NR: Last year’s animated episode on Cannae is here — The Bloody Battle of Cannae]
Did Hannibal march on Rome after his legendary victory at the Battle of Cannae in 216 BC? How could Rome fight on after losing so many men? And, where would their next cataclysmic clash take place …?
Join Tom and Dominic, as they discuss the beginning of the end for the once mighty city of Carthage, and her masterful general, Hannibal Barca.
00:00 Cold open
02:02 After Cannae
05:20 Carthage vs Rome: the long backstory
12:44 The Barcid dynasty
15:37 Hannibal’s invasion route
18:37 Why Hannibal doesn’t march on Rome
21:30 Roman morale collapse (and recovery)
25:01 Rome’s “Lord Halifax moment” that never happens
28:00 Fabius Maximus takes control
31:06 Early heroes and hard choices
33:39 The Fabian strategy returns
34:26 Italy fractures
36:10 The Capua turning point
37:07 “Hannibal at the gates”
39:40 The war becomes a stalemate
43:08 Syracuse at its peak
50:14 Archimedes’ war machines
51:15 Syracuse switches sides
52:06 Marcellus besieges Syracuse
56:20 The fall of Syracuse
57:25 Death of Archimedes
58:40 What Syracuse means for the wider war
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https://www.threads.com/@theresthistoryVideo Editor: Jack Meek
Social Producer: Harry Balden
Producers: Aaliyah Akude & Tabby Syrett
Animator: Michael Sherdyts
Executive Producer: Dom Johnson
Head of Digital & Social: Sam Oakley
July 7, 2026
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