Hannibal – The Fall of Carthage
Did Hannibal carelessly squander the power of Carthage? Were the ingenious strategist’s legendary victories paradoxically the reason for the downfall of this incredibly rich trading empire? Why did Hannibal, at the very height of his triumphant campaign, refrain from attacking the city of Rome? Why was the military genius of Hannibal not enough the defeat the rising power of Rome?
This documentary delves into the rise of the small trading city-state of Carthage that became one of the richest and most powerful seafaring nations in the Mediterranean. Following the battles of the great Carthage general, Hannibal, the defeat of Rome seemed almost inevitable, yet Rome prevailed.
Whole new questions come to light in this documentary: not only historians, but also psychologists, scientists and doctors piece together the images of the past. Archaeologists provide the data for lavish computer animations that recreate the fascinating events of the past.
Facilitated by computers, a breakneck journey leads us through the eye of the duellists, directly into the brain, where – split seconds before the decision is taken – possible alternatives are drafted as visions of history: ‘What would have happened if…? – this teasing and likewise scientific question arouses the viewers’ fantasy – and compellingly illustrates how, for a brief moment in history, the development of today’s world hung by a thread.
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Fantastic documentary! History of Hannibal, the conqueror,the grand strategist.
Thanks.
Good Documentary!!
Very Informative
Why is Hannible White when he came from Africa-again white people claiming ideas not of their own.
The slingshot registered speeds of up to 90km/h??? You might as well just throw the rock.
@TruthSeeker1st
Dude, wtf are you talking about?
The only reason you know Hannibal was African was because you just saw a documentary about him in which white people said he was African.
Where did they say he was white?
Unless you thought that they thought he was white because the statue is made out of marble? Should it have been granite? Or obsidian?
You’re a nitwit, and that’s not how you spell Hannibal.
@TruthSeeker1st
And also he was North African. Skin color does very in Africa as it does on all the continents. In North Africa the skin color would be substantially lighter, than say Sub-Saharan Africa.
Hannibals lineage was from Tyre in modern day Lebanon. If I do know anything about aristocracy and Hannibal being supposedly descended from Dido the upper crust tend to marry in their own strata thus consolidating power and bloodlines just like all Empires. He should of at least did what Spartacus succeeded in doing by liberating the enslaved peoples of the surrounding countryside or of the tribes that did support Rome to replenish his troops then laid siege. I would like to have seen what the world would have looked like today had this have happened sans the child sacrificing though. I did learn how Cartegena acquired its name. Good doc Vlatko. You and your staff are doing a great job at TDF. My favorite site!
Damn Nick Taylor, you sure have a way with words!
‘Well said.