Extra History 02 - The Second Punic War Begins

This is the one with the elephants.



Resource: YouTube Video
Running Time: 11:05

Time: 219 BC
Place: Italy, France, Spain, Northern Africa

Summary:
This is one of the coolest things I've run across so far. Here is the story: There is a YouTube channel called Extra Credits devoted to games and gaming. They have nothing to do with history. This gaming company, Creative Assembly, calls them up and tells them that they will use some of their budget from their latest game (Total War: Rome II) to underwrite a short series of videos about Roman history. This is the second of four parts, the beginning of the second Punic War.  This is the episode with the elephants crossing the alps.  They do a good job of narrating a blow by blow beginning of the war with two battles waged and a brief explanation of Roman politics and how they come into play.  It is an almost animated, drawn cartoon figure with other still pics and a narrator.

Potentially Objectionable Content:
There is a painting of half naked women for about 3 seconds.


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