{"id":101119,"date":"2026-07-07T02:00:59","date_gmt":"2026-07-07T06:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/?p=101119"},"modified":"2026-06-28T21:24:08","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T01:24:08","slug":"carthage-at-the-gates-part-one","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/2026\/07\/07\/carthage-at-the-gates-part-one\/","title":{"rendered":"Carthage at the Gates &#8211; The Second Punic War | EP 1"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"854\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3i6mRD_bNHQ?si=24X2tos4oLPkjJ2k\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>The Rest Is History<\/strong><br \/>\nPublished 2 Feb 2026<\/p>\n<p>Our whole series on Rome vs Carthage can be found here: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLEbAHi3fZpuE0nWdMk7l-DnM61V-DsTFF\" target=\"_blank\">\u2022 Rome Vs Carthage<\/a>  <\/p>\n<p>[NR: Last year&#8217;s animated episode on Cannae is here &mdash; <a href=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/2025\/08\/02\/the-bloody-battle-of-cannae-animatedish-episode\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Bloody Battle of Cannae<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>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 &#8230;?<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>00:00 Cold open<br \/>\n02:02 After Cannae<br \/>\n05:20 Carthage vs Rome: the long backstory<br \/>\n12:44 The Barcid dynasty<br \/>\n15:37 Hannibal&#8217;s invasion route<br \/>\n18:37 Why Hannibal doesn&#8217;t march on Rome<br \/>\n21:30 Roman morale collapse (and recovery)<br \/>\n25:01 Rome&#8217;s &#8220;Lord Halifax moment&#8221; that never happens<br \/>\n28:00 Fabius Maximus takes control<br \/>\n31:06 Early heroes and hard choices<br \/>\n33:39 The Fabian strategy returns<br \/>\n34:26 Italy fractures<br \/>\n36:10 The Capua turning point<br \/>\n37:07 &#8220;Hannibal at the gates&#8221;<br \/>\n39:40 The war becomes a stalemate<br \/>\n43:08 Syracuse at its peak<br \/>\n50:14 Archimedes&#8217; war machines<br \/>\n51:15 Syracuse switches sides<br \/>\n52:06 Marcellus besieges Syracuse<br \/>\n56:20 The fall of Syracuse<br \/>\n57:25 Death of Archimedes<br \/>\n58:40 What Syracuse means for the wider war<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Twitter:<br \/>\n@TheRestHistory<br \/>\n@holland_tom<br \/>\n@dcsandbrook<\/p>\n<p>Social channels:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TheRestHistory\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/x.com\/TheRestHistory<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&#038;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbjlvVUJOcWZQU0NNbEFnaDhKVVhZMHVLcVVKUXxBQ3Jtc0tucUpmRHg4T1pqRndFcldlN25GRFYwYThKeDZNdGpkZ2x1bFgwbHB6eVQ0RXdZVDBPVExYLThPYUxJOUVndnhhWks0VXFhV0pPazN5bDU4cFRqeV9IV1BMWFFMeGZ0bVZRMHhCSmtqSzlrWWpuV0Nicw&#038;q=https%3A%2F%2Fbsky.app%2Fprofile%2Ftheresthistory.bsky.social&#038;v=3i6mRD_bNHQ\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/theresthisto&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.threads.com\/@theresthistory\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.threads.com\/@theresthistory<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Video Editor: Jack Meek<br \/>\nSocial Producer: Harry Balden<br \/>\nProducers: Aaliyah Akude &#038; Tabby Syrett<br \/>\nAnimator: Michael Sherdyts<br \/>\nExecutive Producer: Dom Johnson<br \/>\nHead of Digital &#038; Social: Sam Oakley<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Rest Is History Published 2 Feb 2026 Our whole series on Rome vs Carthage can be found here: \u2022 Rome Vs Carthage [NR: Last year&#8217;s animated episode on Cannae is here &mdash; The Bloody Battle of Cannae] Did Hannibal march on Rome after his legendary victory at the Battle of Cannae in 216 BC? 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