{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/f2925f7a-eb08-471a-9958-387cb5ee6353/6aa15cc3647921ed602c6d30?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"The First Punic War ","description":"<p>How did the Romans ambush a massive Carthaginian fleet from behind a Sicilian island to win one of history's fiercest sea battles? For over 20 years, Rome and Carthage fought a brutal war for supremacy over Sicily. Tristan Hughes is joined by Carthage expert Dr. Eve MacDonald to explore the epic First Punic War; a conflict defined by titanic naval clashes, lethal boarding bridges, war elephants...sacred chickens!</p><p><br></p><p><strong>MORE</strong></p><p><strong>Rise of Hannibal</strong></p><p><a href=\"https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/rise-of-hannibal/id1520403988?i=1000639200380\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Listen on Apple</a></p><p><a href=\"https://open.spotify.com/episode/1lOiE8LbPlr1t8dcnH68XT\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Listen on Spotify</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>How To Survive in Carthage</strong></p><p><a href=\"https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/how-to-survive-in-carthage/id1520403988?i=1000720750617\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Listen on Apple</a></p><p><a href=\"http://open.spotify.com/episode/3nblJD46REhT9z92cHGF2M\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Listen on Spotify</a></p><p><br></p><p>Presented by Tristan Hughes. Edited by Natasha Hughes. The producers are Joseph Knight &amp; McKenna Fernandez. The senior producer is Anne-Marie Luff.</p><p>All music courtesy of Epidemic Sounds</p><p><em>The Ancients is a History Hit podcast.</em></p><p><strong>History Hit is part of Little Dot Studios, a Certified B Corp™</strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong>The Ancients is now on YouTube! Watch </strong><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/@TheAncientsPodcast\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>HERE</strong></a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Want even MORE Ancients? Sign up to History Hit for early access ad-free, plus exclusive subscriber-only episodes, including our recent 'After Ancients' interview with Dr. Eve MacDonald. </strong></p><p><strong>PLUS with a History Hit subscription you can watch hundreds of hours of original documentaries, with a new release every week. Sign up at </strong><a href=\"https://www.historyhit.com/subscribe\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>https://www.historyhit.com/subscribe</strong></a><strong>.</strong></p>","author_name":"History Hit"}