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The Battle of Zama - did it actually happen? (Patreon)

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2016-06-15 14:43:49

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I thought that a theory that the battle was invented by Roman propagandists was an interesting way of talking about the battle. For good or ill, I end up rambling for a very long time about how to kill an elephant, harbours, trumpets, and other side-tracks in my longest video yet.

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Battle of Zama - did it actually happen?

In Search of Hannibal Kickstarter project page: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2136975411/in-search-of-hannibal-a-graphic-novel This is a monster of a video - possibly my longest ever. There is an idea that perhaps the Battle of Zama never happened, and it is an interesting starting point to talk about the use of elephants in ancient battles, and the tactics of the battle itself, and in my usual rambling way I manage to sidetrack myself and...