Epic Sea Battles: The First Punic War
The Ancients
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How did the Romans ambush a massive Carthaginian fleet from behind a Sicilian island to win one of history's fiercest sea battles? For over 20 years, Rome and Carthage fought a brutal war for supremacy over Sicily. Tristan Hughes is joined by Carthage expert Dr. Eve MacDonald to explore the epic First Punic War; a conflict defined by titanic naval clashes, lethal boarding bridges, war elephants...sacred chickens!
0:00 Introduction
1:24 The scale of the First Punic War
2:49 Carthage’s territory and presence in Sicily
8:58 The rise of Rome in central Italy
11:13 The Pyrrhic War
15:02 The Mamertines and the dispute over Messina
18:07 Rome invades Sicily
23:44 The Siege of Agrigentum
26:29 The Battle of Mylae and the Corvus
29:24 The Battle of Cape Ecnomus
34:02 The Roman invasion of Africa
37:06 Xanthippus reorganises the Carthaginian army
43:20 Hamilcar Barca and guerilla tactics in Sicily
45:51 The sacred chickens and the Battle of Drepana
53:05 The Battle of the Aegates Islands
56:39 Treaty of Lutatius and the aftermath of the war
Presented by Tristan Hughes. Producers are Joseph Knight & McKenna Fernandez, senior producer is Anne-Marie Luff. Editor is Matthew Wilson. Channel manager is Vilde Øksnes.
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Epic Sea Battles: The First Punic War
The Ancients
60,979 views
How did the Romans ambush a massive Carthaginian fleet from behind a Sicilian island to win one of history's fiercest sea battles? For over 20 years, Rome and Carthage fought a brutal war for supremacy over Sicily. Tristan Hughes is joined by Carthage expert Dr. Eve MacDonald to explore the epic First Punic War; a conflict defined by titanic naval clashes, lethal boarding bridges, war elephants...sacred chickens!
0:00 Introduction
1:24 The scale of the First Punic War
2:49 Carthage’s territory and presence in Sicily
8:58 The rise of Rome in central Italy
11:13 The Pyrrhic War
15:02 The Mamertines and the dispute over Messina
18:07 Rome invades Sicily
23:44 The Siege of Agrigentum
26:29 The Battle of Mylae and the Corvus
29:24 The Battle of Cape Ecnomus
34:02 The Roman invasion of Africa
37:06 Xanthippus reorganises the Carthaginian army
43:20 Hamilcar Barca and guerilla tactics in Sicily
45:51 The sacred chickens and the Battle of Drepana
53:05 The Battle of the Aegates Islands
56:39 Treaty of Lutatius and the aftermath of the war
Presented by Tristan Hughes. Producers are Joseph Knight & McKenna Fernandez, senior producer is Anne-Marie Luff. Editor is Matthew Wilson. Channel manager is Vilde Øksnes.
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All music from Epidemic Sounds.
History Hit is part of Little Dot Studios, a Certified B Corp™
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