Siege of Syracuse, 213-212 BC - Hannibal (Part 21) - Second Punic War

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In part 21 we head to Sicily. Syracuse was a thorn in Rome's side that could not be ignored due to its strategic importance. It's capture was a bitter blow for Hannibal, as Rome could redirect significant resources in manpower, ships, provisions, and commanders to other theaters. Hannibal would feel the brunt of this massive shift. Furthermore, the capture of Syracuse by Rome marked the end of the independence of Greek cities in southern Italy and Sicily.

Special thanks to David Feeney for graciously allowing us to use his paper "Hannibal's Summer campaign of 213 BC". This episode would not have been possible without him. You can find his work here: https://www.academia.edu/41257617/The...

📢 Narrated by David McCallion

🎼 Music:
Peaks of Atlas - Omri Lahav
EpidemicSound
Filmstro

Sources and citations:
Syracuse in Antiquity - Richard J. Evans (2011)
Fortifications of Syracuse: Dionysius I, 405 to 396 BC - Kyle Govan (2016)
Hannibal's Summer campaign of 213 BC - David Feeney (2019)
Fall of Carthage - Adrian Goldsworthy (2003)
From the Founding of the City - by Livy, translated by Canon Roberts (1905)
The Punic Wars - Nigel Bagnall (2008)
Hannibal - G. P. Baker (1999)
Hannibal's War - John Peddie (2005)
The History of Rome, Livy (2006)
The Rise of the Roman Empire - Polybius (translation by Ian Scott-Kilvert) (1980)
A companion to the Punic Wars - Dexter Hoyos (2015)

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