The battle for supremacy begins as the ancient world splits into two: Roman vs. Barbarian. Hannibal of Carthage builds the first great alliance to defeat Rome before it becomes an unstoppable machine. The general launched a bold and unprecedented campaign to strike at the heart of the Republic: he conquered the Alps and entered Italy in the direction of the capital, leaving a trail of destruction in his wake. But, although Hannibal wins the battles, at the same time he is losing the war. Rome, with no adversary to stop its advance, traverses barbarian territory by plundering it and executing bloody revenge against the tribes who were fighting alongside Hannibal. Thus emerges the first wave of resistance in a 700-year fight for freedom. (thetvdb.com)