Second Punic War - Full Story, Every Battle - Animated Ancient History

🎥 Watch the third Punic War and 300+ exclusive videos on ✔ youtube ►    / @kingsandgenerals   and ✔ Patreon ►   / kingsandgenerals   Kings and Generals animated documentary series on the history of Rome and Antiquity continues with a video on the Second Punic War. Hannibal Barca nearly destroyed Rome — and this is the full story of how the Second Punic War became one of the most legendary conflicts in ancient history. This video follows the rise of the Barcid family after Carthage’s humiliation in the First Punic War, from Hamilcar Barca’s campaigns in Iberia to the young Hannibal’s oath never to be a friend of Rome. As Carthage rebuilds its power in Spain, Rome is distracted by Illyrian pirates and Gallic uprisings, until the crisis at Saguntum finally ignites a war that will reshape the Mediterranean. Hannibal’s answer is one of the boldest military campaigns ever attempted: instead of waiting for Rome in Iberia or Africa, he marches north, crosses the Rhone, fights through the Alps, and invades Italy with a battered but dangerous army. What follows is a chain of Roman disasters - Ticinus, Trebia, Lake Trasimene, and finally Cannae, where Hannibal delivers one of the most studied tactical victories in history. But Rome refuses to surrender. While Hannibal struggles to turn battlefield victories into final victory, the war expands across Sicily, Spain, Macedon, southern Italy, and North Africa. Syracuse falls, Tarentum changes hands, Hasdrubal marches to Italy and dies at the Metaurus, and a new Roman commander rises: Publius Cornelius Scipio. Scipio conquers New Carthage, defeats Carthaginian armies in Iberia, invades Africa, wins over Numidian allies, and forces Hannibal’s recall. At Zama, the two greatest generals of the war finally meet in the battle that decides the fate of Carthage, Rome, and the ancient Mediterranean. Other Kings and Generals Full Length Documentaries: Post-Caesar Civil War:    • Rise of Augustus - Post Caesar Rome   Eastern Roman Army:    • Eastern Roman Army: Tactics, Structure, We...   Alexander and conquest of Persia:    • Alexander of Macedon - Conquest of Persia ...   Alexander: Indian Campaign, Reforms, Plans, Death:    • Alexander: Indian Campaign, Reforms, Plans...   Peloponnesian War:    • The Full History of the Peloponnesian War ...   Hundred Years' War:    • Hundred Years' War - Full Story, Every Bat...   English Civil War:    • English Civil War - War of the Three Kingd...   First Crusade:    • First Crusade - Full Story, Every Battle -...   Anglo-Spanish War of 1585-1604:    • How England and Spain Failed to Destroy Ea...   Full history of the Ancient Celts:    • Full History of the Ancient Celts: Origins...   How Rome Conquered Greece:    • How Rome Conquered Greece - Roman History ...   War of the Roses:    • Wars of Roses 1455-1487 - English Civil Wa...   Medieval Wales:    • Full History of Medieval Wales - Animated ...   Production Music courtesy of Epidemic Sound: http://www.epidemicsound.com 00:00:00 - Dido’s Curse and Rome’s Greatest Enemy 00:02:06 - First Punic War: Carthage Humiliated 00:06:37 - Hamilcar Barca Builds a Spanish Empire 00:10:03 - Rome Distracted by Illyrians and Gauls 00:15:04 - Hannibal Takes Command in Iberia 00:19:46 - Saguntum: The Spark of War 00:26:40 - Rome Declares War on Carthage 00:29:41 - Hannibal’s Secret Plan to Invade Italy 00:40:00 - Crossing the Rhone Under Roman Eyes 00:46:18 - Hannibal Crosses the Alps 00:58:16 - Ticinus: Scipio Meets Hannibal 01:05:02 - Trebia: Rome’s First Disaster 01:20:04 - Lake Trasimene: The Perfect Ambush 01:31:35 - Fabius the Delayer Saves Rome 01:46:11 - Cannae: Hannibal’s Masterpiece 02:12:29 - After Cannae: Rome Refuses to Break 02:38:48 - Syracuse, Tarentum, and War on Every Front 04:20:13 - Scipio Strikes Back in Iberia 04:44:57 - Metaurus and the Death of Hasdrubal 05:00:50 - Ilipa: Scipio’s Answer to Cannae 05:42:07 - Scipio Invades Africa 06:13:46 - Zama: Hannibal vs Scipio 06:26:15 - Carthage Falls, Africanus Rises #History #Documentary #punicwars