Dan’s research and book list:
The Rise of the Roman Empire (Penguin Classics)
War: The Lethal Custom
The War with Hannibal: The History of Rome from Its Foundation, Books XXI-XXX (Penguin Classics) (Bks. 21-30)
Warfare in Antiquity: History of the Art of War, Volume I
The Fall of Carthage: The Punic Wars 265-146BC (W&N Military)
Carthage: A History
Hannibal (Blackwell Ancient Lives)
Roman Warfare (Smithsonian History of Warfare)
Hannibal: Challenging Rome’s Supremacy
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Rome in Africa
Cannae: The Experience of Battle in the Second Punic War
The Western Way of War: Infantry Battle in Classical Greece
The Ancient Mediterranean
Appian: Roman History, I, Books 1-8.1 (Loeb Classical Library #2) (Volume I)
A History of the Ancient World
Caesar and Christ: A History of Roman Civilization and of Christianity from Their Beginnings to A.D. 325 (Story of Civilization)
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Plutarch’s Lives Volume 1 (Modern Library Classics)
The Complete Works of Tacitus
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The First Punic War: A Military History
The Anatomy of Error: Ancient Military Disasters and Their Lessons for Modern Strategists
Armies of the Macedonian and Punic Wars 359 BC to 146 BC
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The Face of Battle: A Study of Agincourt, Waterloo, and the Somme
Yewb –
Most people have heard of Carthage, in some vague sense; relatively few really know anything about it. I certainly didn’t! But in just four short hours, Dan brings the story to life in his own fascinating way. If there’s anyone who can make you care deeply about people you hadn’t heard of thirty minutes previously, it’s Carlin.
I usually favour the series on modern history, but Punic Nightmares is one of my favourite works from Dan. An absolute steal at $6.
Katrinamslavik –
Really good episode. Dan’s great at putting historical events in perspective, you can imagine yourself in the historical moment