The Punic Wars (264-146 B.C.) were a series of conflicts between the rapidly expanding Roman Republic and the Phoenician Sea empire, Carthage. Both sides expended enormous resources assembling armies and building and rebuilding fleets. Hannibal crossed the Alps and the Romans, for the first time, confronted war elephants. The struggle featured heroic personalities, brilliant battles, terrible sieges, cruelty, craft, and for Carthage, devastation and ruin. (Summary by Pamela Nagami, M.D.)
Chapters
1 Ch. 1: Carthage, Pt. 1 22 min 2 Ch. 1: Carthage, Pt. 2 24 min 3 Ch. 2: Rome 14 min 4 Ch. 3: First Punic War. Messana and Agrigentum (264-262 B.C.) 19 min 5 Ch. 4: First Roman Fleet. Battles of Mylae and Ecnomus (262-256 B.C.) 27 min 6 Ch. 5: Invasion of Africa. Regulus and Xanthippus (256-250 B.C.), Pt. 1 22 min 7 Ch. 5: Invasion of Africa. Regulus and Xanthippus (256-250 B.C.),, Pt. 2 21 min 8 Ch. 6: Hamilcar Barca and the Siege of Lilybaeum (250-241 B.C.), Pt. 1 26 min 9 Ch. 6: Hamilcar Barca and the Siege of Lilybaeum (250-241 B.C.), Pt. 2 20 min 10 Ch. 7: Hamilcar Barca and the Mercenary War (241-238 B.C.) 13 min 11 Ch. 8: Hamilcar Barca in Africa and Spain (238-219 B.C.) 26 min 12 Ch. 9: Second Punic War (218-201 B.C.), the Passage of the Rhone and the Alps, B.C. 218 25 min 13 Ch. 10: Battles of Trebia and Trasimene (218-217 B.C.) 30 min 14 Ch. 11: Hannibal Overruns Central Italy (217-216 B.C.) 22 min 15 Ch. 12: Battle of Cannae. Character of Hannibal (216 B.C.), Pt. 1 18 min 16 Ch. 12: Battle of Cannae. Character of Hannibal (216 B.C.), Pt. 2 25 min 17 Ch. 13: Revolt of Capua. Siege of Syracuse (216-212 B.C.) 22 min 18 Ch. 14: Siege of Capua and Hannibal's March on Rome (212-208 B.C.) 25 min 19 Ch. 15: Battle of the Metaurus (207 B.C.) 13 min 20 Ch. 16: P. Cornelius Scipio (210-206 B.C.) 17 min 21 Ch. 17: The War in Africa. Battle of Zama (206-202 B.C.), Pt. 1 26 min 22 Ch. 17: The War in Africa. Battle of Zama (206-202 B.C.), Pt. 2 22 min 23 Ch. 18: Carthage at the Mercy of Rome (201-150 B.C.) 22 min 24 Ch. 19: Destruction of Carthage (149-146 B.C.), Pt. 1 23 min 25 Ch. 19: Destruction of Carthage (149-146 B.C.), Pt. 2 28 min
