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Following Hannibal: Jeeze... How did Rome survive, let alone win this war? The rest of the war: How did Carthage ever build an Empire in the first place? They're completely useless.
Well said! Our oligarchic "elite" in power for so long reminds me of Hanno the 2nd. Only our challenge -- from oil depletion to global climate disturbance and melting ice -- is way more implacable than Rome itself.
Second punic war in most case was rome vs hannibal not an Carthage, He equipted and pay for troops from his own cash (gold mines in spain was his domain, so he was one of the richest man of his time). Carthage after first punic war was decimated, they mostly reliated on their navy which was sinked or taken away. So in their minds they had no chance to win againts rome so to be honest they didnt even tried fighting back
The elite in power is not the same as the elite who built the empire. The builders are dead a long time ago and only their degenerate descendants are left to rule and destroy the empire with their incompetence
After watching this series on Hannibal, it's safe to say, that he was one of the best generals in history on a par with Caesar, Napoleon, Khalid Ibn Alwaleed, etc. Without receiving any reinforcements from his homeland, he singlehandedly defeated many Roman Armies in enemy territory. It's also astonishing that Romans were able to raise so many armies one after another to oppose Hannibal.
Well, if anything I would put him in the same line as the famous Marshal Alexandr Suvorov, a tactical and inspirational magician/general that knew no defeats.
@@jhonnyjhonson2664 hey mate, there's a cool series called Suvorovs Alpine March it's a documentary on how he crossed the alpine mountains to defeat the fench and the betrayal of the Austrians. He is a famous Russian General qho fought 63+ battles and haven't lost a single one
It's easy to not care about A war going on when it's not at your door step. Easy for the Carthage Senate to be so relaxed when all their hearing about is victory's on enemy soil. How the mighty fall...
@@respomanify He did that for a reason. He couldn't march on Rome with his current army, he needed reinforcements. He also lacked the siege equipment needed to break down Rome's formiddable walls.
I must thank you @Flash Point History, together with HistoryMarche for providing me with knowledge about this wonderful conflict. You both do the time period justice with your in depth stories about it. I see you two as leading figures in this subject that profile themselves on accessible platforms. I sincerely thank you two in providing this knowledge in a lovely way
Hannibal was able to do with minimal reinforcements and replenishing his ranks what very few could do in history, that is magnificent in itself. Thanks Guys
@@anzaca1 it doesn't matter that he didn't take Rome. What matters is what he did to them for more than 20 years, alone, behind their lines. Hannibal is a great general and to this day people still study his tactics.
You could argue that Hanno is directly responsible for the destruction of his entire civilization. If you directly hinder your own nation's war effort, causing said war to be lost, how exactly is history supposed to remember you?
He is a perfect example of how long-lasting empires usually die: they become unprofitable and uninteresting for people. They just get old. A clash of two young and eager civilizations is a pretty rare occasion (even tho in my country’s history we’ve indisputably had at least 3 of such).
I Believe he do that un order to mantain His profits with the Hispania's silver mines. It's possibly he also has bussiness with Rome. So, perhaps he favored His personal-familiar trade Enterprise instead of anhilite His main trade partnership. Well, that's an hypothesis
Interesting that you took a solid stance on Hannibal's decision not to march on Rome, rather than say something nebulous like "Modern historians are divided as to his decision making process."
Yi Sun-sin was also a genius military leader, and dealt with similar problems as Hannibal because some of the biggest morons in history were leading Korea during the Imjin War. However, I'd say Yi was in a much more fortunate position being placed in command of the navy because he was able to greatly disrupt the ability of the Japanese to reinforce and resupply, and stopping the Japanese army's advance in their tracks. The Japanese army had basically conquered all of Korea. They lost every battle against Yi though, so he was able to wear them down over several years to eventual defeat. With an inferior number of ships, Yi won one battle after another against the Japanese without losing a single ship. The only times the Korean lost in navel engagements in that war was when they temporarily removed Yi from command and torturing him as a suspected enemy spie before reinstating his command out of desperation after the Battle of Chilcheollyang, where the Koreans lost 188 ships with only 12 escaping. Yi would go on to win at the Battle of Myeongnyang against a force 10 times his own, sinking 30 enemy ships, another 30 disabled, without losing a single ship, yet again.
I started binging this whole series just a couple days ago, then I got to Episode 17. I was sad to see the series isn't ready yet lol, but it's definitely something I'm excited for!
Imagine at least two thirds of your family gone.. and not just your, but everyone in the city Even now after nearly two thousand years, my heart still shudders at the thought of such carnage.
@@gerharddeusser9103I highly doubt that.Napoleon died of stomach cancer not long after he was exiled,and this fact wouldnt change if he was still Emperor.He was still a great General,but his enemies were learning and Archduke Charles of Austria even defeated him at Aspern alone.On top of that,we dont know how brilliant his son would have been,if the French Empire would have lastet that long.
@@Brejdu forget 10, imagine 2 Hannibals vs Rome lol. Actually, forget that too, imagine 1 Hannibal and competent Carthaginian leadership against Rome. That would have been enough.
@@hennes22.07if Napoleon never invaded Russia no coalition would have been formed, since no coalition could beat 600000 men, also Napoleon died on Saint Helena most likely because of loneliness and the bad living conditions since Longwood house wasnt really well maintained, so he would have likely lived longer if he remained emperor, Germany and Italy wouldnt have united, and Europe would have remained largely French dominanted
The Punic wars, the Moorish wars, the Reconquista, the Barbary wars, the wars against the the holy Roman Empire and Imperial Spain, the Arab-Berber wars which culminated into the Battle of Bagdoura... North African history is often overlooked, it's a shame.
I'm not sure about under or rather OVERlooked when the Punic wars is one of the most studied battle in military history. Even accounts from a few hundred years after the battle. Ancient historians still considered it one of the longest and greatest battles in the history of the known world.
Fantastic to see this epic story in movie form. Don't forget to update your playlists. ;) This is building up to be a super climax to the story. Mago is building up forces in Africa, Hastrubal is about to set off to Gaul, and Hannibal has fresh troops from Syracuse. The Carthaginian Empire probably covers more land area that at any time in their history, and the size of the Roman Empire in Italy has been driven back almost to a point before the first Punic war. Hannibal appears to have Greece in his back pocket, and Gaul by his side. Surely, nothing could stop the final collapse of the Roman Empire.
Just imagine a series of the second punic war, focusing on the Barcas and the Scipios and senate of both republics. So many epic scenes. The blood oath, the declaration of war from Rome on the floor of the Cartaginian senate, the marsch through the alps, the ambush of trasimene and the fury of the Gauls. Cannae, the defections of allies. The backstabbing of Hanno the great back in Carthage. The Scipios in Spain and the conversation between Hannibal and Africanus before the battle of Zama. So much history and epicness and no one seem to want to do it! Someone should start a gofundme to produce this series.
if we look at Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World> briljant movie: Budget $150 million, Box office $211.6 million. i fear that there is no market. its to expensive because it has to be historical accuraat and that is really expensive. so thank History Marche for making the video''s because thats al we will ever get.
@@mitch8072 yes, but think about game of thrones (except season 6-8). It wasnt historical but it was "real" in a sense. The politics, the backstabbing etc, without the dragons and white walkers. There surely is a market for that kind of series.
I was here when you were uploading the first parts of this series, was just as excited then for a new upload as I am now but looking back, it's been 3 wonderful years man and you've come a long way. I still remember, I was a college student at the time, listening to "Peaks of Atlas" on the commute. Good times :D
The Scipio brothers are so underappreciated and made a good holding at Hispania and delaying Hasdrubal, and the rest did enough to the death for Rome to never gave in. Great narration and video! 👍👏
Mago: "Guys we did it! We invaded Rome and are mere days away from total victory!" One Carthaginian politician: "Are we? I will put an end to this nonsense"
This series highlights how good a general Hannibal was to have won so many victories with little or no support from his own country, but it also highlights how tenacious the Romans were and no matter how good your are on the battlefield, a nation needs to be fully behind a war effort in order to win.
Hannibal had less support from Carthage, than Scipio had from Rome. These are the greatest commanders of their time, and both were forgotten by their own country.
@@aliashfaque1746 Hannibal was good in battle but not in anything else, unlike Cease. Should he capture the world he would soon lose it. Hannibal's lack of support from his homeland also shows that he wasn't good with politics, thus he couldn't be a wise ruler.
@@Youbeentagged Scipio didn't have a lot of support from Rome, either. At the battle of Zama, the Roman council refused to give him any legion and his army must be privately recruited for the Carthage expedition. Also, Scipio wreaked havoc in Spain while Hanibal caused chaos in Italy also played a role in Carthage's hesitation to support Hannibal because Spain was the big silver mine for Carthage.
indeed Impressive, imagine after suffering the first 3 battles, they were already in danger. Then they raised an army of more than 100k within 1 year, many of them being young and inexperienced. The armies were divided into two 86400 for Hannibal and 25000 for Gauls in the north. The two armies were utterly crushed within a period of 6 days, At the Battle of Cannae by the genius Hannibal and at the battle of Silva litana where out of the 25k only 10 survived! I mean how could they even afford to stand again.
Fantastic series! About five minutes in I realized I'd seen at least some of these individually but I still watched the whole thing. ⚔💪🏹 A superb work of scholarship and very entertaining as well.
I would love to hear more about the Scipio brothers campaigns in Iberia, they had essentially held the gate there and gained local support through three consulships and a dictatorship against a well supplied Phoenician held peninsula
Wow just WOW - I cant commend you enough. The content adds so much depth to my understand of the 2nd Punic war. From visualisations, to additional strategic context all packed into a beautifully presented documentary. Thank you so much
This is the most concise. Beautifully crafted documentory of the Second Punic War I have ever seen. And it's free to watch. Amazing. Oh how i love history and the HistoryMarche team have ignited my love for it still further. Thank you.
Thank you very much for the videos, they really make my days, I watch them over and over again. Appreciate all the hard work you do and I really hope that part 18 will not take long))
What a great compilation for the Second Punic War! As always, great subject material, information, and graphic design and quality. Top-tier stuff :) Nonetheless, your analysis on both civilizations equally is by far interesting, since the specifics, regarding that of logistics, organization, economy, politics, conflicts (both internal and external) as much as the battles make this so f***ing enjoyable. It surely is amazing to see the competency of a general like Hannibal, but also the natural and seemingly inevitable aspects in history with nations as large as carthage and rome, in regards to factionalism, personal motives, interests, and much more. Nonetheless, it is also a testament of how Rome managed to persevere in the face of these struggles, especially with manpower decline, concerning tactical dominance from Hannibal, as much as possible foreign threats abroad (Philip of Macedon, Gallic Tribes, etc). The Second Punic War is surely a great account of any aspect of human nature and our capabilities. Just felt like saying this since I'm so glad there are history channels (such as Kings and Generals, Invicta, Eastern Roman History, Historia Civilis, etc), since this subject is one my many favorite fields of study. Personally, my top 10 or so generals, and maybe more to extend as well, would be either Hannibal or Alexander as 1st (I'm stuck to be honest) the other being second (depending on which one that would be), Julius Caesar, Flavius Aetius, Sun Tzu, Timur, Genghis Khan, Napolean, Belisarius (Eastern Roman Empire) Myamoto Musashi, and some more. But I digress, thank you so much as always, you simply make my day a much more enthusiastic one :)
Hannibal’s true goal was to show the world and Rome that even the most powerful and most advanced kingdoms can be humbled and checked by anyone. Rome just really learned the hard way. He could have put Rome to the sword he was right there at the gates. But he turned and left because he realized once you conquer Rome you will have to become like Rome and Hannibal did not want his people to become so. He was thinking ahead to the future honestly.
There is another important factor which is the reason for the victories of Carthage, and unfortunately no one mentioned this factor is the Numidian soldiers of Carthage.
It is interesting to ponder what might have happened in 215 BC if Hadrusbal had, instead of trying to link up with Hannibal by marching over land through Iberia and the Alps, tried to link up with Hannibal via the Sea. Hadrusbal had no way of knowing it yet, but a (mostly) stable line of supply had been established between Hannibal and Carthage via southern Italy. That line of supply had been further secured by revolts in Sicily and Sardinia, and in particular the defection of Syracuse. It seems to me that it would have been much safer for Hadrusbal to travel from New Carthage to Old Carthage, and then from there to Syracuse, and from there to Bruttiium. But, again, information took so long to travel in those days, Hadrusbal had no way of knowing this was a possibility.
Hanno the Great, more like Hanno the short-sighted. He favoured personal gain over the empire's growth and now look how he is remembered. Remember kids, a good name is better than riches...
Carthage could have been the biggest, longest lasting super power in mediterrian and Europe if they managed to secure wood from the current area of France/gaul tribes fast enough for huge naval fleet. No wonder Rome had bigger fleet than Carthage, when they had faster, easier access to a lot of forests and ports from which you can make a lot of ships. Many gauls sold wood for gold. Strategic loss to Carthage, they were lazy and not aggressive enough to get enough ships to dominate Mediterrian sea and Rome.
No one here is mentioning romes perseverance and determination after 7 disastrous defeat 2 of their consuls getting killed and its allies support depleting they still keep trying and trying that is something to admire
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Thx for another great video thx :)
Great work! When is episode 18?
Alexander's other battles against the Saka in the battle of Jaxartes or Sogdian rock
Magnificent..!!! Thanks
Following Hannibal: Jeeze... How did Rome survive, let alone win this war?
The rest of the war: How did Carthage ever build an Empire in the first place? They're completely useless.
Well said! Our oligarchic "elite" in power for so long reminds me of Hanno the 2nd. Only our challenge -- from oil depletion to global climate disturbance and melting ice -- is way more implacable than Rome itself.
How DID Rome survive?
I think their sense of self. Supreme confidence. And inflated egos played a huge part in the resistance in the 2nd Punic War
Second punic war in most case was rome vs hannibal not an Carthage, He equipted and pay for troops from his own cash (gold mines in spain was his domain, so he was one of the richest man of his time). Carthage after first punic war was decimated, they mostly reliated on their navy which was sinked or taken away. So in their minds they had no chance to win againts rome so to be honest they didnt even tried fighting back
@@TukozAki true that! The corruption is being mirrored!
The elite in power is not the same as the elite who built the empire. The builders are dead a long time ago and only their degenerate descendants are left to rule and destroy the empire with their incompetence
After watching this series on Hannibal, it's safe to say, that he was one of the best generals in history on a par with Caesar, Napoleon, Khalid Ibn Alwaleed, etc. Without receiving any reinforcements from his homeland, he singlehandedly defeated many Roman Armies in enemy territory. It's also astonishing that Romans were able to raise so many armies one after another to oppose Hannibal.
Idk how they get to recruit these armies and they made like 5 fleets or something in the first punic war how can they get this population
@@mtr8049 yeah, its quite impressive indeed!
Well, if anything I would put him in the same line as the famous Marshal Alexandr Suvorov, a tactical and inspirational magician/general that knew no defeats.
@@lordwagnerNeed to learn more about this man any videos
@@jhonnyjhonson2664 hey mate, there's a cool series called Suvorovs Alpine March it's a documentary on how he crossed the alpine mountains to defeat the fench and the betrayal of the Austrians. He is a famous Russian General qho fought 63+ battles and haven't lost a single one
Hannibal: *singlehandedly wrecks an empire*
Carthage’s 1%: *we’re about to end this man’s whole career*
It's easy to not care about A war going on when it's not at your door step.
Easy for the Carthage Senate to be so relaxed when all their hearing about is victory's on enemy soil.
How the mighty fall...
A house cannot stand divided
@@jeffreyrosenfeld7543 its a house divided cannot stand.
But his strategy seeking allies instead marching on Rome was a failure.
@@respomanify He did that for a reason. He couldn't march on Rome with his current army, he needed reinforcements. He also lacked the siege equipment needed to break down Rome's formiddable walls.
Its near and dear to my heart every time you upload something on Hannibal.
I must thank you @Flash Point History, together with HistoryMarche for providing me with knowledge about this wonderful conflict. You both do the time period justice with your in depth stories about it. I see you two as leading figures in this subject that profile themselves on accessible platforms. I sincerely thank you two in providing this knowledge in a lovely way
Truly appreciate it ol' chum!
Same!
You have the best punic wars podcast!!
Flash point, history marche, Kings and generals, and epic history tv are the best channels on RUclips
Hannibal was able to do with minimal reinforcements and replenishing his ranks what very few could do in history, that is magnificent in itself. Thanks Guys
Kings? You mean HistoryMarche?
He came so close to destroying Rome, but it was never to be.
And yet, Hannibal failed. He never defeated Rome.
@@anzaca1 Only because his home didn't support him properly. Rome was doomed if they did.
@@anzaca1 it doesn't matter that he didn't take Rome. What matters is what he did to them for more than 20 years, alone, behind their lines. Hannibal is a great general and to this day people still study his tactics.
You could argue that Hanno is directly responsible for the destruction of his entire civilization. If you directly hinder your own nation's war effort, causing said war to be lost, how exactly is history supposed to remember you?
And he is actually called Hanno the great as well!
You don't really have to argue for it. He did
He is a perfect example of how long-lasting empires usually die: they become unprofitable and uninteresting for people. They just get old. A clash of two young and eager civilizations is a pretty rare occasion (even tho in my country’s history we’ve indisputably had at least 3 of such).
(Sweden, France and Germany)
I Believe he do that un order to mantain His profits with the Hispania's silver mines. It's possibly he also has bussiness with Rome. So, perhaps he favored His personal-familiar trade Enterprise instead of anhilite His main trade partnership. Well, that's an hypothesis
This series somehow just gets better and better.
Agree
yep
I know right. It's just breathe taking that when someone does justice to Hannibal such progressivly interesting series can be made
Interesting that you took a solid stance on Hannibal's decision not to march on Rome, rather than say something nebulous like "Modern historians are divided as to his decision making process."
He just didnt have enough troops and he cant really ambush a city that is in living terror of him.
He was just so damn cool. So cool. Annoys me he had to fight Carthage just as much as Rome, but damn if I don't respect his genius mind.
Yi Sun-sin was also a genius military leader, and dealt with similar problems as Hannibal because some of the biggest morons in history were leading Korea during the Imjin War. However, I'd say Yi was in a much more fortunate position being placed in command of the navy because he was able to greatly disrupt the ability of the Japanese to reinforce and resupply, and stopping the Japanese army's advance in their tracks. The Japanese army had basically conquered all of Korea. They lost every battle against Yi though, so he was able to wear them down over several years to eventual defeat.
With an inferior number of ships, Yi won one battle after another against the Japanese without losing a single ship. The only times the Korean lost in navel engagements in that war was when they temporarily removed Yi from command and torturing him as a suspected enemy spie before reinstating his command out of desperation after the Battle of Chilcheollyang, where the Koreans lost 188 ships with only 12 escaping. Yi would go on to win at the Battle of Myeongnyang against a force 10 times his own, sinking 30 enemy ships, another 30 disabled, without losing a single ship, yet again.
@@Eluzian86 exactly. I learned about him, the i Jin war would have been lost if not for him.
@@Eluzian86 No-one better than Yi Sun Sin
@@Eluzian86 wow!! I had never heard of him before! He's super impressive 😮
Idk bro, Hannibal single handedly causing havoc and killing over 300,000 Roman army is more impressive to me, since Rome had of the greatest army
Hannibal: *complex and well coordinated tactical superiority*
Titus: HAHA PP SMOL
Carthaginians extinct Roman's still exist in Italian population. Keep crying.
@@Andrew-w2q2m wtf are you on about, mate
And what's crazy, both worked their intended purpose.
I legit finished parts 1-13 yesterday. And today you upload this?
Sick timing, tyvm mr.Historymarcheguy :)
I started binging this whole series just a couple days ago, then I got to Episode 17. I was sad to see the series isn't ready yet lol, but it's definitely something I'm excited for!
Trust me the ending of this series is both gonna be sad and legendary
same here :) can wait for next video, i am so happy I have somehow stumble upon this channel :)
Hello
When is the next episode? I can't wait 😩
I was sure it was done! I am so excited to see it out
"Fought to avoid capture but was killed"
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55,000 corpes, 28 tons of rotting flesh, 82,000 gallons of human blood. The battlefield must have had horrendous stintch. 😫
Imagine at least two thirds of your family gone.. and not just your, but everyone in the city
Even now after nearly two thousand years, my heart still shudders at the thought of such carnage.
It's amazing how this conflict was simply brushed over in my advanced history class
Hannibal's greatest weakness was that he couldn't be everywhere at once, just like Napoleon some 2000 years later.
Yea just imagine 10 Hannibal's vs Rome 💀
If Napoleon had stayed away from Spain and Russia, the rest of continental europe would be french today.
@@gerharddeusser9103I highly doubt that.Napoleon died of stomach cancer not long after he was exiled,and this fact wouldnt change if he was still Emperor.He was still a great General,but his enemies were learning and Archduke Charles of Austria even defeated him at Aspern alone.On top of that,we dont know how brilliant his son would have been,if the French Empire would have lastet that long.
@@Brejdu forget 10, imagine 2 Hannibals vs Rome lol. Actually, forget that too, imagine 1 Hannibal and competent Carthaginian leadership against Rome. That would have been enough.
@@hennes22.07if Napoleon never invaded Russia no coalition would have been formed, since no coalition could beat 600000 men, also Napoleon died on Saint Helena most likely because of loneliness and the bad living conditions since Longwood house wasnt really well maintained, so he would have likely lived longer if he remained emperor, Germany and Italy wouldnt have united, and Europe would have remained largely French dominanted
Seriously the punic wars is one of the most under look events in history.
The Punic wars, the Moorish wars, the Reconquista, the Barbary wars, the wars against the the holy Roman Empire and Imperial Spain, the Arab-Berber wars which culminated into the Battle of Bagdoura...
North African history is often overlooked, it's a shame.
iirc the Punic wars are studied in Western Military academies in the early stages of ones learning
The Punic are far from under looked lol
I'm not sure about under or rather OVERlooked when the Punic wars is one of the most studied battle in military history. Even accounts from a few hundred years after the battle. Ancient historians still considered it one of the longest and greatest battles in the history of the known world.
Fantastic to see this epic story in movie form. Don't forget to update your playlists. ;) This is building up to be a super climax to the story. Mago is building up forces in Africa, Hastrubal is about to set off to Gaul, and Hannibal has fresh troops from Syracuse. The Carthaginian Empire probably covers more land area that at any time in their history, and the size of the Roman Empire in Italy has been driven back almost to a point before the first Punic war. Hannibal appears to have Greece in his back pocket, and Gaul by his side. Surely, nothing could stop the final collapse of the Roman Empire.
I somehow feel you are about to get fired from the prophet guild executive board. Can't really say why, though
@@ilijas3041 As long as it's not due to Hanno II.
😂😢
Just imagine a series of the second punic war, focusing on the Barcas and the Scipios and senate of both republics.
So many epic scenes. The blood oath, the declaration of war from Rome on the floor of the Cartaginian senate, the marsch through the alps, the ambush of trasimene and the fury of the Gauls. Cannae, the defections of allies. The backstabbing of Hanno the great back in Carthage. The Scipios in Spain and the conversation between Hannibal and Africanus before the battle of Zama.
So much history and epicness and no one seem to want to do it! Someone should start a gofundme to produce this series.
i love the idea, a mix of house of card and Rome season 1 and 2. but knowing hollywood it wil never happen we wil get avengers part 20 befor this.
if we look at Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World> briljant movie: Budget $150 million, Box office $211.6 million. i fear that there is no market. its to expensive because it has to be historical accuraat and that is really expensive. so thank History Marche for making the video''s because thats al we will ever get.
and History March only has 546k subscribers and i just made 3 comments for the algoritms so hopefully we get lots more this year.
@@mitch8072 yes, but think about game of thrones (except season 6-8). It wasnt historical but it was "real" in a sense. The politics, the backstabbing etc, without the dragons and white walkers. There surely is a market for that kind of series.
@@binhtranduc don'd forget it is based on books wih are well knowd. most people have know idea what the second punic wars is.
I was here when you were uploading the first parts of this series, was just as excited then for a new upload as I am now but looking back, it's been 3 wonderful years man and you've come a long way.
I still remember, I was a college student at the time, listening to "Peaks of Atlas" on the commute. Good times :D
Hope this series will continue with its outstanding quality!
Well they haven't continue with it 😢
The Scipio brothers are so underappreciated and made a good holding at Hispania and delaying Hasdrubal, and the rest did enough to the death for Rome to never gave in. Great narration and video! 👍👏
The quality of your videos are second to none. I have spent the last 5 hours watching this series! Well done and keep it up!
Mago: "Guys we did it! We invaded Rome and are mere days away from total victory!"
One Carthaginian politician: "Are we? I will put an end to this nonsense"
WE. NEED. THE. NEXT. EPISODE. PLEASE
This series highlights how good a general Hannibal was to have won so many victories with little or no support from his own country, but it also highlights how tenacious the Romans were and no matter how good your are on the battlefield, a nation needs to be fully behind a war effort in order to win.
Just imagine if Hannibal had backup from an empire like Rome. He would have captured the whole world I think
Hannibal had less support from Carthage, than Scipio had from Rome.
These are the greatest commanders of their time, and both were forgotten by their own country.
@@aliashfaque1746 Hannibal was good in battle but not in anything else, unlike Cease. Should he capture the world he would soon lose it. Hannibal's lack of support from his homeland also shows that he wasn't good with politics, thus he couldn't be a wise ruler.
@@Youbeentagged Scipio didn't have a lot of support from Rome, either. At the battle of Zama, the Roman council refused to give him any legion and his army must be privately recruited for the Carthage expedition. Also, Scipio wreaked havoc in Spain while Hanibal caused chaos in Italy also played a role in Carthage's hesitation to support Hannibal because Spain was the big silver mine for Carthage.
I can't believe how good these videos are. Just superb work, I'm in awe.
17 hours of documentary. Great! So great!!!!
This has become my favorite video series on RUclips. From the incredible rise to the terrible fall, the story of Hannibal is timeless.
I really love the depth of material. So many present the Fabian strategy as if it wasn’t disliked in Rome by many.
When they approach… we run away!
This series is incredible, can't wait for the new episodes!
The amount of roman manpower reserves of that time was astonishing :-o
More like they are willing to throw everything rather than giving up
It is impressive that Rome was able to recover after fighting on many fronts and getting defeated
indeed Impressive, imagine after suffering the first 3 battles, they were already in danger. Then they raised an army of more than 100k within 1 year, many of them being young and inexperienced. The armies were divided into two 86400 for Hannibal and 25000 for Gauls in the north. The two armies were utterly crushed within a period of 6 days, At the Battle of Cannae by the genius Hannibal and at the battle of Silva litana where out of the 25k only 10 survived!
I mean how could they even afford to stand again.
What a way to end the month January! Looking forward to the next parts!!
THANK YOU SO MUCH THIS IS THE BEST SERIES EVER! I FEEL EMOTIONAL EVERY TIME YOU TELL A STORY! ESPECIALLY ABOUT HANNIBAL IM HOOKED
All hails to Hano II for making ROME for what its remembered as today.
Hahaha
What a great story. Thank you for presenting it to us so incredibly well.
Fantastic series! About five minutes in I realized I'd seen at least some of these individually but I still watched the whole thing. ⚔💪🏹 A superb work of scholarship and very entertaining as well.
i have seen every episode at least twice hahaha its so good
An amazing documentary work of art! Seriously, this is really good stuff.
I would love to hear more about the Scipio brothers campaigns in Iberia, they had essentially held the gate there and gained local support through three consulships and a dictatorship against a well supplied Phoenician held peninsula
This is unbelievable high input for everyone who is interested in history! The quality of the battles and animations is astonishing.
Wow just WOW - I cant commend you enough. The content adds so much depth to my understand of the 2nd Punic war. From visualisations, to additional strategic context all packed into a beautifully presented documentary. Thank you so much
That one guy sleeping at the back when hanno is addressing mago. 36:20
What a nice recap! I can't wait for part 18!
I wait Part 18
This is probably the best series of anything I have seen on RUclips
This is the most concise. Beautifully crafted documentory of the Second Punic War I have ever seen. And it's free to watch. Amazing. Oh how i love history and the HistoryMarche team have ignited my love for it still further. Thank you.
I absolutely love the attention to detail. Little is overlooked. Other series skim, or completely skip through a lot of what this series covers
The visual at the beginning are crazy. That massive pile of bodies really put things in perspective.
This is the most detailed account of Hannibals campaign I have ever seen. Brilliantly done!
I'm a huge fan of Hannibal and the history of Carthage. Thank you for these videos.
Wow that video is like paradies. Ancient European history is the best
I've learned more from your videos about history than I ever did in school. Wonderfully done!
Hannibal is the best serial created by history marche just because the story goes with it
Impressively HUGE video... how long did it take to make? Deserves wayy more views
Mehr alls 800Jahre Stande Diese Reich
I love how the one guy in the senate room in Carthage is sleeping
I have never been so hooked to a series. Bravo.
EXCELENT : BRILLANT AND DETAILED DESCRITION OF THE BATTLE, THANKS GOD BLESS YOU ALL
Thank you very much for the videos, they really make my days, I watch them over and over again. Appreciate all the hard work you do and I really hope that part 18 will not take long))
Thank you for the beautiful content!
How has no one made a (mini) series of this war? It has all the right ingredients for an epic series...
All parts video please.
So I can rewatch it full when am sleeping as well.
There is no such thing as a good mobile game, but i understand your need for sponsors and absolutely love your content.
Wow. So much work went into this and the video shows that. Amazingly explained, illustrated and researched. Great work.
What a great compilation for the Second Punic War! As always, great subject material, information, and graphic design and quality. Top-tier stuff :) Nonetheless, your analysis on both civilizations equally is by far interesting, since the specifics, regarding that of logistics, organization, economy, politics, conflicts (both internal and external) as much as the battles make this so f***ing enjoyable. It surely is amazing to see the competency of a general like Hannibal, but also the natural and seemingly inevitable aspects in history with nations as large as carthage and rome, in regards to factionalism, personal motives, interests, and much more. Nonetheless, it is also a testament of how Rome managed to persevere in the face of these struggles, especially with manpower decline, concerning tactical dominance from Hannibal, as much as possible foreign threats abroad (Philip of Macedon, Gallic Tribes, etc). The Second Punic War is surely a great account of any aspect of human nature and our capabilities. Just felt like saying this since I'm so glad there are history channels (such as Kings and Generals, Invicta, Eastern Roman History, Historia Civilis, etc), since this subject is one my many favorite fields of study. Personally, my top 10 or so generals, and maybe more to extend as well, would be either Hannibal or Alexander as 1st (I'm stuck to be honest) the other being second (depending on which one that would be), Julius Caesar, Flavius Aetius, Sun Tzu, Timur, Genghis Khan, Napolean, Belisarius (Eastern Roman Empire) Myamoto Musashi, and some more.
But I digress, thank you so much as always, you simply make my day a much more enthusiastic one :)
Wow, you guys are amazing. Your maps and storytelling keep getting better and better. Huge Respect!
Hannibal’s true goal was to show the world and Rome that even the most powerful and most advanced kingdoms can be humbled and checked by anyone.
Rome just really learned the hard way.
He could have put Rome to the sword he was right there at the gates.
But he turned and left because he realized once you conquer Rome you will have to become like Rome and Hannibal did not want his people to become so. He was thinking ahead to the future honestly.
LEGENDARY! When is part 18 gonna be published? I need it for my life!!
There is another important factor which is the reason for the victories of Carthage, and unfortunately no one mentioned this factor is the Numidian soldiers of Carthage.
The numidian cavalry are always mentioned. Did you even watch part 1?
Let’s not forget about Hannibal, unfortunately no one mentioned this factor. He’s hardly mentioned
@@romegavadquez6310 The Numidian cavalry is what tipped the scales in the Battle of Zama, without them Scipio would have lost.
The reason why Hannibal left from Italy is because he was tired of the Romans calling him ‘master baitor’
😁 Cute!
@Jimbo the rabbit no that was not cute 😅
Just finished watching Part 1-13. Cant wait for this!
It is interesting to ponder what might have happened in 215 BC if Hadrusbal had, instead of trying to link up with Hannibal by marching over land through Iberia and the Alps, tried to link up with Hannibal via the Sea. Hadrusbal had no way of knowing it yet, but a (mostly) stable line of supply had been established between Hannibal and Carthage via southern Italy. That line of supply had been further secured by revolts in Sicily and Sardinia, and in particular the defection of Syracuse. It seems to me that it would have been much safer for Hadrusbal to travel from New Carthage to Old Carthage, and then from there to Syracuse, and from there to Bruttiium. But, again, information took so long to travel in those days, Hadrusbal had no way of knowing this was a possibility.
And then the scipio brothers would proceed to do…?
Iberia would have fallen. Valuable copper and silver mines lost recruitment centres gone and the Scipio brothers could then reinforce Rome
Jigsaw: your final challenge stop falling into ambushes.
Romans: aw hell naaa !!
Hanno the Great, more like Hanno the short-sighted. He favoured personal gain over the empire's growth and now look how he is remembered. Remember kids, a good name is better than riches...
i love this channel and cant wait for part 19 and beyond!! it has been so long. are you guys still doing it?
I'm wondering too
The bubble commentary is hilarious but the information so in-depth ! Well done
Time to rewatch the whole series.
Thanks HistoryMarche!
Carthage could have been the biggest, longest lasting super power in mediterrian and Europe if they managed to secure wood from the current area of France/gaul tribes fast enough for huge naval fleet.
No wonder Rome had bigger fleet than Carthage, when they had faster, easier access to a lot of forests and ports from which you can make a lot of ships. Many gauls sold wood for gold.
Strategic loss to Carthage, they were lazy and not aggressive enough to get enough ships to dominate Mediterrian sea and Rome.
The video we all been waiting for!
Give us part 18! We demand it!
just watched the whole series the other day and loved it got me back into a antiquity
Excellent video. Hanno speech at 36:10 mentions corn but corn wasn’t introduced to Europe until Columbus.
Go, Hannibal! Great video!
The battle of Hibera broke my heart so much im not gonna finish the hannibal series for another week😮💨
Working on part 19 :)
@@HistoryMarche Godspeed :D
No one here is mentioning romes perseverance and determination after 7 disastrous defeat 2 of their consuls getting killed and its allies support depleting they still keep trying and trying that is something to admire
Hannibal : *I want to destroy my greatest enemy*
Hanno 2 : *Buuuuut I love those guys* !
Please make Hannibal episode 18!!
best documentaries of all the different channels on youtube
Every time I watch a new Hannibal video, I think this is where he dies, but no he keeps on winning!
I thank you for your great effort in providing accurate, useful and wonderful information on your esteemed channel. A thousand greetings of respect, appreciation and pride. I wish you success and progress in your wonderful work. Much respect
Hanno the Great is like the physical embodiment of Satan in the form of a politician.
Bro. Most politicians today are definitely the embodiment of Satan
This deserves all the likes
More more more of Hannibal please.
Love this. Well narrated and as a history buff easy to listen to while you work. Subscribed immediately.
Can you imagine that guy talking that hannibal didnt need help? After all those victories
Awesome series. I like your narrator. Thank you
2 days later, I can't believe I'm watching part 14-17 of this video.
When i started i thought it was only 5 parts 😂
Incredible documentary… thank you
Thanks to you for uploading videos waiting for next part
thank you guys for this beautiful history lesson