Hannibal


Read by Mark Harrington

George P. Baker, popular British historian of the 1920s and 30s, covers the life and career of ancient Rome's most formidable opponent, Hannibal of Carthage. Beginning with an overview of the rise of Carthage and Rome's first conflict with that power, he describes Hannibal's life and his campaign in the Second Punic War. After crossing the Alps and invading Italy from the north, Hannibal masterminded several massive victories on the Italian peninsula which came close to crippling Rome. Through the foresight and skills of Quintus Fabius Maximus, and later Publius Scipio, Hannibal and Carthage were forced to capitulate after the Battle of Zama in northern Africa. The Second Punic War helped push Rome from a small city in central Italy to world power controling much of the Mediterranean. The book follows Hannibal through his death in Bithynia c. 181 BC. - Summary by Mark Harrington (10 hr 11 min)

Chapters

Preface 9:37 Read by Mark Harrington
I Prelude to Struggle 54:33
II The Protagonists Enter the Arena 49:20
III The Crossing of the Alps 48:58 Read by Mark Harrington
IV The Entry into Italy 32:57 Read by Mark Harrington
V Quintus Fabius and the Aristocratic Dictatorship 38:46 Read by Mark Harrington
VI Varro, and the Policy of the Populares 43:34 Read by Mark Harrington
VII The Morrow of Cannae 43:57 Read by Mark Harrington
VIII Syracuse 42:39 Read by Mark Harrington
IX The Vortex 47:12 Read by Mark Harrington
X The Crisis 48:19 Read by Mark Harrington
XI Publius Scipio and the Struggle in Africa 54:32 Read by Mark Harrington
XII Antiochus Megas: and the Struggle in Asia 54:34 Read by Mark Harrington
XIII Last News about Hannibal 42:15 Read by Mark Harrington