Hannibal's Exile: The Last Years of Carthage's Greatest Enemy

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Hannibal's Exile: The Last Years of Carthage's Greatest Enemy

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After his defeat at Zama in 202 BCE, Hannibal Barca didn't vanish. He stayed in Carthage, became a suffete—a magistrate—and launched sweeping political and economic reforms to pay off Rome's crushing war indemnity. This episode follows Hannibal's post-war career: his fight against the corrupt oligarchic council, his reforms to the tax system and the financial oversight of the treasury, and the bitter opposition from the Hundred and Four judges. We explore how his success made him a target: Rome, suspicious of Carthage's recovery, demanded his surrender. Hannibal fled into exile, first to Tyre, then to the court of Antiochus III in Ephesus, where he advised the Seleucid king against invading Italy—advice Antiochus ignored. Finally, cornered in Bithynia, Hannibal took poison rather than be captured. This is the story of Hannibal not as a general, but as a politician, refugee, and symbol of defiance. It's a tale of resilience, corruption, and the long reach of Roman power. #HannibalBarca #Carthage #Exile #Suffete #HundredandFour #AntiochusIII #Seleucid #Bithynia #RomanRepublic #SecondPunicWar #Zama #Polybius #Reforms #Tyre #Ephesus #History #FexingoHistory #AncientHistory Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo

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