The Second Punic War was Rome’s most dangerous crisis, as Hannibal Barca invaded Italy and inflicted some of the worst defeats in Roman history. By crossing the Alps and destroying Roman armies at ...

Hannibal Barca crossed the Alps, defeated Rome’s armies, and shook the ancient world with victories at Trebia, Trasimene, and Cannae — yet Rome endured. This video examines why one of history’s ...