If you want some accessible academic books, try Blackwells Companion to the Punic Wars, Dexter Hoyos Carthage, or Adrian Goldsworthy’s The Fall of Carthage. They are all good and popular. If you want some video content to get in the spirit, try out Historia Civilis on YouTube. Just be sure to take history focused media with a grain of salt.
I always struggle with historical fiction because it can be hard for me to determine what was actual vs editorialized. If it mostly follows known timelines and events I would read it though
It follows several known historical people and doesn’t seem to invent any major events as far as I can see, but I’m not an expert. It’s certainly less fictional than any movies or series I’ve seen about that period.
I haven’t really reviewed roman history since listening to a podcast about it years ago, that anecdote is amazing
I don’t know why we don’t have more movies or mini series about this stuff, that whole war is filled with really clever moves and bonkers strategies.
Maybe I should just read more books on this (same with Napoleon, and Julius Caesar)
If you want some accessible academic books, try Blackwells Companion to the Punic Wars, Dexter Hoyos Carthage, or Adrian Goldsworthy’s The Fall of Carthage. They are all good and popular. If you want some video content to get in the spirit, try out Historia Civilis on YouTube. Just be sure to take history focused media with a grain of salt.
Than you for those suggestions, I’ll look into them
Scipio: “Bro, just trust me, the gods are on my side, watch, Neptune told me to do this:”
[uses information from locals to predict when the water on part of the moat will go subside to a fordable level]
His troops: “holy fuck the gods are on our side”
If you like Manga at all, Ad Astra is a fantastic series on the Second Punic War.
I’ve never really read much of it, but I’ll check it out
If you’re looking for historical fiction, check out Robert Harris’ “Imperium” trilogy focusing on Cicero.
How fictional is it?
I always struggle with historical fiction because it can be hard for me to determine what was actual vs editorialized. If it mostly follows known timelines and events I would read it though
It follows several known historical people and doesn’t seem to invent any major events as far as I can see, but I’m not an expert. It’s certainly less fictional than any movies or series I’ve seen about that period.
Cool, that sounds like something I would like then