Hannibal's Escape at Ager Falernus
About this episode
Hannibal's men lit brushwood on the horns of captured oxen. In 217 BC Hannibal's army was trapped in Campania with its captured cattle.
Research sources for this film
AI-assisted reconstruction from documented history. AI-assisted reconstruction based on documented history. Verify details against primary sources. Depictions of historical figures are illustrative reconstructions for documentary storytelling — not authentic photographs or recordings of those persons.