Hannibal: Rome’s greatest nightmare

<p>Philip Freeman shares the story of how the brilliant Carthaginian general Hannibal led his elephants over the Alps and into Rome’s nightmares, making his name a byword for terror for centuries. Speaking to Spencer Mizen, he reveals how Hannibal outfoxed his mortal enemy, only to throw it all away.</p><p> </p><p>(Ad) Philip Freeman is the author of Hannibal: Rome’s Greatest Enemy (Pegasus, 2022). Buy it now from Amazon: </p><p><a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Hannibal-Greatest-Philip-Freeman-PhD/dp/1643138715/ref=asc_df_1643138715/?tag=googshopuk-21&amp;linkCode=df0&amp;hvadid=570354289872&amp;hvpos=&amp;hvnetw=g&amp;hvrand=289873074649221366&amp;hvpone=&amp;hvptwo=&amp;hvqmt=&amp;hvdev=c&amp;hvdvcmdl=&amp;hvlocint=&amp;hvlocphy=9045629&amp;hvtargid=pla-1395462607153&amp;psc=1&amp;th=1&amp;psc=1&amp;tag=bbchistory045-21&amp;ascsubtag=historyextra-social-histboty" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.amazon.co.uk/Hannibal-Greatest-Philip-Freeman-PhD/dp/1643138715/ref=asc_df_1643138715/?tag=googshopuk-21&amp;linkCode=df0&amp;hvadid=570354289872&amp;hvpos=&amp;hvnetw=g&amp;hvrand=289873074649221366&amp;hvpone=&amp;hvptwo=&amp;hvqmt=&amp;hvdev=c&amp;hvdvcmdl=&amp;hvlocint=&amp;hvlocphy=9045629&amp;hvtargid=pla-1395462607153&amp;psc=1&amp;th=1&amp;psc=1&amp;tag=bbchistory045-21&amp;ascsubtag=historyextra-social-histboty</a></p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.</p>