Hannibal: surprise, Celts and not besieging Rome

In this episode I get into a famous event and a famous non-event. Did Hannibal really take Rome by surprise by crossing the Alps and why didn't he attack Rome directly after Cannae? I tackle both of these questions whilst throwing in the Celts and army attrition for good measure. Links below but you can find me on most social media platforms as 'ancientblogger' and can email me at ancientblogger@hotmail.com Feel free to find me and say hi! If you can rate or review please do but more importantly thanks for listening. Music by Brakhage (Le Vrai Instrumental).

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Hannibal: surprise, Celts and not besieging Rome is an episode from Ancient History Hound by Ancient Blogger.

This episode is 17:58 long.

This episode was published on May 4, 2026.

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