For educational purposes<br /><br />A true giant of military history, Hannibal forged his formidable reputation during the Punic Wars of the second century BC. <br /><br />Famed for his incredible fifteen-day journey across the Alps, and for his great victories over the Romans at Trebbia and Cannae.<br /><br />Hannibal remained undefeated in battle until his raw armies were crushed by Scipio at Zama in 203 BC, leaving Carthage at the mercy of the hated Romans. <br /><br />It provides an atmospheric depiction of life in those troubled times. Superb reconstructions and re-enactments convey the savagery of battle in the ancient world. <br /><br />Expert comment and analysis and period imagery combine to tell the story of one of military history's greatest generals.
