Hannibal Barca and the Second Punic War

Everything Everywhere Daily

Gary Arndt

History, Education

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🗓️ 13 September 2025

⏱️ 16 minutes

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In the third century BC, Rome faced its greatest enemy. One man, a Carthaginian general named Hannibal Barca, led an army into the Italian peninsula and terrorized Rome for over a decade, despite having fewer resources and fighting on Rome's home turf. He handed the Roman Republic many of its most humiliating defeats and, in the process, developed a reputation as the greatest general in the ancient world. Learn about the Second Punic War and Hannibal’s campaign against Rome on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Sponsors Quince Go to quince.com/daily for 365-day returns, plus free shipping on your order! Mint Mobile Get your 3-month Unlimited wireless plan for just 15 bucks a month at mintmobile.com/eed Stash Go to get.stash.com/EVERYTHING to see how you can receive $25 towards your first stock purchase. ExpressVPN Go to expressvpn.com/EED to get an extra four months of ExpressVPN for free!w Subscribe to the podcast! https://everything-everywhere.com/everything-everywhere-daily-podcast/ -------------------------------- Executive Producer: Charles Daniel Associate Producers: Austin Oetken & Cameron Kieffer Become a supporter on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/everythingeverywhere Discord Server: https://discord.gg/UkRUJFh Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/everythingeverywhere/ Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/everythingeverywheredaily Twitter: https://twitter.com/everywheretrip Website: https://everything-everywhere.com/ Disce aliquid novi cotidie Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	In the third century BC, Rome faced its greatest enemy. One man, a Carthaginian general named
0:06.7	Hannibal Barka, led an army into the Italian peninsula and terrorized Rome for over a decade,
0:12.6	despite having fewer resources and fighting on Rome's home turf. He handed the Roman Republic
0:19.1	many of its most humiliating defeats, and in the process, developed a reputation as the greatest general in the ancient world.
0:27.2	Learn more about the Second Punic War and Hannibal's campaign against Rome on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.
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1:05.6	Hannibal was born in Carthage in 247 BC during the final phase of the First Punic War. He belonged to the
1:12.3	Barkad family, a rising political and military house led by his father, Hamilcar Barka.
1:18.3	Carthage was a trading superpower, being one of the most important trading hubs in the ancient
1:22.4	Mediterranean. The city was colonized by the Phoenicians, but eventually grew to become an
1:26.8	empire of its own.
1:29.3	Carthage also happened to be one of the principal rivals of ancient Rome, with the two societies being engaged in a series of three wars from 264 to 146 BC.
1:40.3	These were known as the Punic Wars.
1:43.3	The first Punic War lasted 23 years, ending in the year 241 BC.
1:48.1	The war was fought over Sicily, where Carthage had already established several colonies.
1:52.7	As Rome began to expand, the two civilizations found themselves in an inevitable conflict.
1:58.0	To grossly oversimplify the war, Rome eventually defeated Carthage after successfully
2:03.1	upgrading their navy, causing the Carthaginian stronghold within Sicily to collapse, forcing
2:08.2	them to surrender and end the war. Hannibal's father, Hamilcar, was one of the Carthaginian generals
2:14.2	during the later stages of the First Punic War. He was one of the more successful Carthaginian generals.
2:20.7	By utilizing guerrilla tactics against the Romans, he was able to keep most of his army intact.
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