Patrick Hunt
Archaeologist and director of the Stanford Alpine Archaeology Project, known for leading expeditions across Alpine passes to research Hannibal's route and for work with National Geographic and publications on Hannibal.
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Jun 14, 2017 • 50min
10 Hannibal Takes On Rome w/ Patrick Hunt (Carthage, Polybius, Livy)
Patrick Hunt, archaeologist who led Alpine expeditions to trace Hannibal’s route, joins to unpack Hannibal’s audacious crossing of the Alps with elephants. They discuss how routes were chosen, winter hardships and heavy losses, fieldwork searching for the pass, and why ancient sources Polybius and Livy give such different portraits of Hannibal.
