Hannibal and the Second Punic War

• Outbreak of War 3 notes
  • The Aftermath of the First Punic War
  • The Colonisation of Iberia
  • Carthaginian Politics and Hannibal’s Motivations

• Hannibal’s Leadership 3 notes
  • Opening Campaigns: Saguntum and the Alps
  • Major Victories: Trebia, Trasimene and Cannae
  • Strategic Failures and Logistical Challenges

• Rome’s Response 3 notes
  • Early Roman Leadership and Military Failures
  • Fabius Maximus and the Fabian Strategy
  • Scipio Africanus and the Counter-Offensive

• Defeat of Carthage 3 notes
  • Hannibal’s Withdrawal from Italy and Hasdrubal’s Death
  • The Battle of Zama and the Numidian Cavalry
  • Analysis of Hannibal's Defeat and the Impact on Rome and Carthage

Appendix 5g Ancient Sources

• Polybius
• Livy
• Plutarch
• Archaeological Sources