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Hannibal: Across the Map – 219‑201 BC

From his base in New Carthage, Hannibal’s daring march over the Alps and his campaigns in Italy culminate in the decisive African showdown.

Chapters

• 0:07 Setting the Stage: New Carthage and Hannibal’s Command
• 1:16 The March to the Alps: Logistics and Allies
• 2:43 The Italian Campaign: Battles and Strategy
• 4:28 Return to Africa and the End of the War

On-screen text

• 0:07 Setting the Stage: New Carthage and Hannibal’s Command
• 0:14 Setting the Stage: New Carthage and Hannibal’s Command
• 0:31 Hannibal named commander, 219 BC Historical record · Polybius, Histories 2.21
• 0:49 Coin from New Carthage, 219 BC Historical record · British Museum, Carthaginian silver coin, Cartagena, 219 BC (BM 125123)
• 1:07 Rome declares war, 218 BC Historical record · Livy, Ab Urbe Condita 21.2
• 1:16 The March to the Alps: Logistics and Allies
• 1:23 The March to the Alps: Logistics and Allies
• 1:40 Hannibal’s army composition The Institute's interpretation · Polybius, Histories 2.22 (modern estimate by L. J. van der Ploeg, 1999)
• 1:58 Crossing the Rhône, 218 BC Historical record · Polybius, Histories 2.16
• 2:16 Alpine pass of Montgenèvre Historical record · Livy, Ab Urbe Condita 21.12
• 2:34 Few elephants survive the Alps The Institute's interpretation · Appian, Punic Wars 46
• 2:43 The Italian Campaign: Battles and Strategy
• 2:50 The Italian Campaign: Battles and Strategy
• 3:07 Battle of Trebia, 218 BC Historical record · Polybius, Histories 2.23
• 3:25 Lake Trasimene ambush, 217 BC Historical record · Livy, Ab Urbe Condita 21.30
• 3:43 Battle of Cannae, 216 BC Historical record · Polybius, Histories 2.24
• 4:01 Roman military reforms post‑Cannae The Institute's interpretation · Adrian Goldsworthy, *The Fall of Carthage* (2005), pp. 112‑115
• 4:19 Scipio takes Africa, 205 BC Historical record · Livy, Ab Urbe Condita 27.1
• 4:28 Return to Africa and the End of the War
• 4:35 Carthage, 202 BC – After Zama
• 5:13 Rome, 201 BC – Scipio’s Triumph Historical record · Fasti Triumphales, entry for 202 BC (CIL VI 1008)
• 5:38 Carthage, 200 BC – Rebuilding The Institute's interpretation · Dexter Hoyos, *Hannibal’s Dynasty* (2005), pp. 210‑213

Sources

Historical record: Polybius, Histories 2.21 · British Museum, Carthaginian silver coin, Cartagena, 219 BC (BM 125123) · Livy, Ab Urbe Condita 21.2 · Polybius, Histories 2.16 · Livy, Ab Urbe Condita 21.12 · Polybius, Histories 2.23 · Livy, Ab Urbe Condita 21.30 · Polybius, Histories 2.24 · Livy, Ab Urbe Condita 27.1 · Polybius, Histories 2.30 · Fasti Triumphales, entry for 202 BC (CIL VI 1008) · Appian, Punic Wars 49

The Institute's interpretation: Polybius, Histories 2.22 (modern estimate by L. J. van der Ploeg, 1999) · Appian, Punic Wars 46 · Adrian Goldsworthy, *The Fall of Carthage* (2005), pp. 112‑115 · Dexter Hoyos, *Hannibal’s Dynasty* (2005), pp. 210‑213

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