Barcelona
In Episode 2 of On Hannibal’s Trail we ride through Barcelona which just happens to be where I am right now. The […]
Category: History
Hannibal Exhibition in France: ‘Hannibal and the Alps: a Crossing, a Myth’
Hannibal is back at a temporary exhibition in Grenoble’s Musee Dauphinois that runs until July next year. Francoise Letoublin, professor of Greek […]
Ancient Carthage: Models of cultural contact
There is a really interesting conference coming up at Durham University: Conference on Carthage and the Punic-Phoenician world, sponsored by the Department […]
Oxford High School talk
A big thank you to the girls in their final year at Oxford High School for having me come and talk to […]
Kelmscott School talk
Thanks a lot to all the year 10 and 11 students at Kelmscott school who sat patiently through my Hannibal talk the […]
The Next Trail?
Hi everyone, Hannibal is back on the BBC so this prompted us to start planning our next historical journey. We would love […]
Hannibal Talk in San Francisco
If you’re free this Saturday and in San Francisco – just when you thought Wood Brothers might have had enough of Hannibal […]
Episode 4 – Over the Alps
Probably the most famous part of Hannibal’s invasion march to Italy was his crossing of the Alps. Getting a huge army and […]
Anniversary: The Battle of Cannae
August 2nd is the anniversary of the Battle of Cannae, Hannibal’s greatest victory against ancient Rome. It’s one of a handful of ancient […]
End of an Epic
The morning of our second day of riding in Tunisia was spent at a spectacular ancient Roman ruin: Dougga. There seemed to […]