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EPISODE · Nov 13, 2025 · 37 MIN

Episode III.19 - The Second Punic War V: The War in Spain

from The Western Traditions Podcast · host Robert Paxton

Publius Cornelius Scipio the Younger, someday to be known as Scipio Africanus, engages and defeats the Carthaginians in Spain. He stands for election to the consulship, demanding the right to carry the war into Africa. The charismatic young hero is elevated to high command. Hannibal, worn down, lingers on in Italy. Fabius Maximus and Marcellus both die before they can see the war to its end.

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