Rome’s Young Genius Who Took the War to Hannibal | EP 2

Join this channel to get access to perks:    / @restishistorypod   Rome’s Greatest Enemy — Full Series Part One:    • Why Didn’t Hannibal March on Rome? | EP 1   Part Two:    • Rome’s Young Genius Who Took the War to Ha...   Part Three:    • Hannibal vs Scipio: The Battle That Decide...   Part Four:    • Rome Decides Carthage Must Die | EP 4   What happened at the Battle of Ibera, a totemic though overlooked battle of the Punic Wars? With the forces of Carthage closing in on a depleted Rome, would a young Roman, Publius Cornelius Scipio resurrect the fortunes of the Republic? And, could he destroy Carthage’s most crucial power base in Europe? Join Tom and Dominic, as they discuss this next phase of the Carthaginian Wars. Twitter: @TheRestHistory @holland_tom @dcsandbrook Social channels:   / theresthistory     / theresthistory   https://x.com/TheRestHistory https://bsky.app/profile/theresthisto... https://www.threads.com/@theresthistory Video Editor: Jack Meek Social Producer: Harry Balden Producers: Aaliyah Akude & Tabby Syrett Executive Producer: Dom Johnson Head of Digital & Social: Sam Oakley 00:00 Intro: Rome’s “darkest hour” + Scipio teased as the republic’s saviour 02:26 206 BC, Atlantic coast of Iberia 04:26 What’s “up” with Scipio? 12:05 Spain as hostile “sci-fi planet” 15:30 New Carthage (Cartagena) 18:09 215 BC crisis: Hasdrubal tries to march north 19:14 Battle of the Ebro 21:25 “Two rival pairs of brothers” 24:48 Rome’s commander problem 30:36 Scipio’s bold plan 31:37 New Carthage targeted 34:57 Sack of New Carthage 39:01 Hasdrubal crosses the Alps with elephants 39:59 Italy's crisis for Rome 44:05 Battle by the Metaurus 47:23 Ilipa (206): Scipio crushes Mago and breaks Carthage’s Spanish power 49:52 Mago’s last throws 52:14 Scipio returns to Rome as a superstar 53:05 Senate authorises Africa invasion