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On Ancient History and Our Shared Heritage: Interview with Professor Walter Scheidel
Jun 05, 2025Why does ancient history matter? Stanford's Professor Walter Scheidel returns to Tides to discuss his new book, What is Ancient History?, and provides an answer: The distant past is nothing more or le...
The Final Defeat of Hannibal Barca
May 29, 2025More than any other individual, Hannibal defined the Second Punic War. But after his crushing victory at Cannae, Hannibal never again came so close to finishing off Rome. At Zama, in 202 BC, he finall...
Why Was Carthage Such a Threat to Rome? Interview with Dr. Bret Devereaux, Part 2
May 22, 2025Dr. Bret Devereaux returns to the show to discuss why, exactly, Carthage was such a threat to the Roman Republic. The answer lies in the fact that more than any other state in the ancient world, Carth...
The Rise of Scipio Africanus and the War in Iberia
May 15, 2025Most of Rome's generals were competent but not outstanding, which was more than enough for a power with Rome's structural advantages. Yet the Second Punic War did produce one extraordinary military le...
Why Didn't Cannae Win the War for Hannibal?
May 08, 2025Cannae was a crushing victory for Hannibal, but it didn't win the war for him. Why? The answer lies in the nature of the Roman political system, which prioritized resilience, manpower, and the diffusi...
Experiencing the Battle of Cannae
May 01, 2025The Battle of Cannae was the worst defeat Rome ever suffered, and one of the worst battlefield losses in history. What was it like to be there? We explore the battle from the perspective of a common R...
Combining Ancient DNA and History: Interview with Dr. Pontus Skoglund
Apr 24, 2025Ancient DNA has completely reshaped our understanding of prehistory, but what does it offer for periods when we actually have historical texts? Dr. Pontus Skoglund, one of the world's leading aDNA res...
Hannibal Invades Italy
Apr 17, 2025Hannibal accomplished a great deal during his long and illustrious life, but no feat has captured the imagination more than his crossing of the Alps. In the teeth of an Alpine fall, Hannibal took tens...
The Carthaginian Conquest of Iberia
Apr 10, 2025The disastrous ending of the First Punic War could have destroyed Carthage for good, and it nearly did. But one man had a plan for how to bring Carthage back to prosperity and power: Hamilcar Barca, t...
Rome, Carthage, and the Punic Wars: Interview with Dr. Bret Devereaux
Apr 03, 2025Dr. Bret Devereaux is one of the world's leading experts on the military history of Rome and on the Punic Wars. We discuss Rome's advantages, what made the Republic so formidable, and why it was able ...