EPISODE · Oct 16, 2025 · 49 MIN
Episode III.17 - The Second Punic War III: To the Defeat at Cannae
from The Western Traditions Podcast · host Robert Paxton
Rome commits to the war, raising more troops than ever before and pushing the limits of their constitution. Hannibal is victorious over Rome again and again. Fabius Maximus manages to slow the destruction, until Carthage's greatest general finally obliterates Rome's largest army at the battle of Cannae.
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