Hannibal vs Rome: Terror at Trasimene
The Ancients
History Hit
4.7 • 4.5K Ratings
🗓️ 24 July 2022
⏱️ 40 minutes
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Summary
Towards the beginning of the Second Punic War on 21 June 217 BC, a Carthaginian force under Hannibal launched a vicious ambush on a Roman army commanded by Gaius Flaminius.
The resulting battle, at Lake Trasimene in Italy, saw a complete capitulation of the Roman forces - with thousands of legionaries meeting their end at the bottom of the blood-sopped waters.
In this episode - part of our special miniseries on Hannibal's wars with Rome - Tristan is joined by Dr Louis Rawlings from Cardiff University to discover more about the terror of Trasimene.
Produced by Annie Coloe. Edited by Aidan Lonergan.
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| 0:00.0 | It's the entrance on History Hit. |
| 0:12.4 | I'm Tristan Hughes your host and in today's podcast. |
| 0:15.8 | Well, we are continuing the story of Hannibal Barker and his great campaign against the Romans |
| 0:21.4 | at the end of the 3rd century BC, the second Punic War. |
| 0:25.2 | You might remember from our backcastle that we've done a few episodes on Hannibal Barker |
| 0:28.8 | already, quite a few of them, with the legendary expert that is Dr. Louis Rawlings from the |
| 0:34.5 | University of Cardiff. |
| 0:35.5 | Well, I'm delighted to say that Louis is back on the podcast today to continue the Hannibal |
| 0:41.0 | story. |
| 0:42.0 | And yes, I mean continue because last time we chatted to Louis, we ended at Hannibal's |
| 0:47.0 | first great victory against the Romans at the Battle of the River Trebja in December |
| 0:51.8 | 218 BC. |
| 0:53.5 | And in this episode, the first of a new mini series with Louis on Hannibal in Italy proper |
| 0:59.0 | we're going to be going from the aftermath of the Basil of the River Trebja all the way |
| 1:03.0 | down to Hannibal's next great clash against the Romans the following year in 217 BC roughly |
| 1:09.2 | around this time of year in 217 BC the Battle of Lake Trazemene. |
| 1:14.6 | Louis, it was wonderful to get him back on the podcast. |
| 1:16.8 | He's such a brilliant enthusiastic speaker when it comes to Hannibal and his great campaign |
| 1:22.0 | against Rome. |
| 1:23.0 | I've got no doubt that you're absolutely going to love this one. |
| 1:25.6 | So that further ado to talk all about Hannibal and his great ambush at the Battle of |
| 1:30.7 | Lake Trazemene. |
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