Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUYK0BJZF3yNb2fw1EdAXUQ/join Rome’s Greatest Enemy — Full Series Part One: https://youtu.be/3i6mRD_bNHQ Part Two: https://youtu.be/eMk2Zu_uE_k Part Three: https://youtu.be/Wd-3I9qqLbc Part Four: https://youtu.be/9o1TetoHlWI Our whole series on Rome vs Carthage can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEbAHi3fZpuE0nWdMk7l-DnM61V-DsTFF Did Hannibal march on Rome after his legendary victory at the Battle of Cannae in 216 BC? How could Rome fight on after losing so many men? And, where would their next cataclysmic clash take place…? Join Tom and Dominic, as they discuss the beginning of the end for the once mighty city of Carthage, and her masterful general, Hannibal Barca. Twitter: @TheRestHistory @holland_tom @dcsandbrook Social channels: https://www.instagram.com/theresthistory/ https://www.tiktok.com/@theresthistory https://x.com/TheRestHistory https://bsky.app/profile/theresthistory.bsky.social https://www.threads.com/@theresthistory Video Editor: Jack Meek Social Producer: Harry Balden Producers: Aaliyah Akude & Tabby Syrett Animator: Michael Sherdyts Executive Producer: Dom Johnson Head of Digital & Social: Sam Oakley 00:00 Cold open 02:02 After Cannae 05:20 Carthage vs Rome: the long backstory 12:44 The Barcid dynasty 15:37 Hannibal’s invasion route 18:37 Why Hannibal doesn’t march on Rome 21:30 Roman morale collapse (and recovery) 25:01 Rome's “Lord Halifax moment” that never happens 28:00 Fabius Maximus takes control 31:06 Early heroes and hard choices 33:39 The Fabian strategy returns 34:26 Italy fractures 36:10 The Capua turning point 37:07 “Hannibal at the gates” 39:40 The war becomes a stalemate 43:08 Syracuse at its peak 50:14 Archimedes’ war machines 51:15 Syracuse switches sides 52:06 Marcellus besieges Syracuse 56:20 The fall of Syracuse 57:25 Death of Archimedes 58:40 What Syracuse means for the wider war