SeriesinwhichthreeAustralianbrothers-Danny,BenandSamWood-setoutcyclingonthetrail
SeriesinwhichthreeAustralianbrothers-Danny,BenandSamWood-setoutcyclingonthetrailofHannibal,thewarriorwhomarchedfromSpaintoRomeattheheadofaninvadingarmyaccompaniedbyelephants.Part1:HittingtheRoadThebrotherscyclealongtheeastcoastofSpain,passingthroughthepalmsofElche,Benidorm’sbeachesandValencia’szoobeforearrivingatSagunto,whereHannibal’swaragainsttheRomansbegan.Ontheway,theymeetAustraliancyclingchampMatthewLloydandtalktotheelephants.Part2:Barca!Barca!Barca!TheWoodbrotherscyclenorthalongtheeastcoastofSpain,callinginatBarcelona’sCampNoustadiumtowatchamatchbeforevisitingtheancientGreekruinsofAmpurias.AdamMelonascooksthemaCarthaginianbanquetonthebeachesoftheCostaBravabeforetheyhitthePyrenees.Part3:CrossingtheRhoneFromtheRomanamphitheatreofArles,thebrothersretraceHannibal’sstepsthroughthesouthofFrancetothefoothillsoftheAlps.TheyrecreateHannibal’shistoriccrossingoftheRiverRhone,beforecyclingontothetownofMaillane.Part4:OvertheAlpsThebrotherstakeonthemostchallenginglegoftheirtrek-crossingtheAlps.HistoriansdisagreeaboutwhichrouteHannibaltookandtheWoodssplitupandeachcycleadifferentpath,bravingsnow,altitudeandexhaustion.TheymeetupinnorthernItaly,readytotakeonRome.Part5:HannibaltheGreatThebrotherscyclethroughnorthernItalyfromthefertileValleyofTrebbiatotherollinghillsofTuscany,continuingonthroughmarshesbeforearrivingatCannae,siteofthebloodiestbattleofancienthistory.TheymeetawinemakercalledHannibal,attempttomakeapizzainNaplesandhaveacloseshaveinTrani.Part6:HannibalattheGatesAstheyneartheendoftheirjourney,theWoodsmakeasacrificetothegodsatLakeAverno,comefacetofacewithHannibalinRomeandcrosstheMediterraneantoTunisia,oncethecentreoftheCarthaginianEmpire,wheretheyvisitthesitewherethefateofanentirecivilisationwasdecidedinonefinalbattle.本系列影片中,澳大年夜利亚Wood三兄弟Danny、Ben和Sam骑自行车沿着汉尼拔的萍踪动身,昔时侵犯军同大年夜象一路沿着此线路从西班牙向罗马行军。汉尼拔·巴卡(HannibalBarca)(公元前247年~前183年或前182年),北非古国迦太基知名军事家。生长的时期在正逢古罗马共和国势力的崛起。少时随父亲哈米尔卡·巴卡进军西班牙,并在父亲面前下生平的誓词,要一生与罗马为敌,自小领受严厉和艰苦的军事锻炼,在军事及社交勾当上有出色默示。当今仍为很军事学家所研讨之首要军事战略家之一。第二次布匿战争期,率领军队从西班牙翻越比利牛斯山和阿尔卑斯山,牺牲了大年夜量佣兵,进进意大年夜利北部,在特拉比亚战争(公元前218年)、特拉西美诺湖战争(公元前217年)和坎尼战争(又叫“康奈大年夜战”)(公元前216年)中巧妙运用战略(地形、兵种及天色改动)勾引并击溃罗马人,于进进罗马国境的途中因眼疾而有一眼掉踪明。坎尼战争以后,罗马人深感此人之军事要挟,非凡是谍报堆积、行军布阵及社交分化罗马联盟上,因而增添与汉尼拔的军团生正面抵触,增强同罗马联盟之的关系,施用焦土战略,阻连续其军需物质的补给,行国债,添加军团,从汉尼拔身上学会及改用游击战略,才逐步夺回意大年夜利南部的要塞。公元前204年,罗马人在大年夜西庇阿的率领下进侵迦太基础土,迫使汉尼拔回到非洲。公元前202年,大年夜西庇阿于扎马战争击败汉尼拔。战后汉尼拔成为迦太基的行政官,以辅佐迦太基从战争的疮痍中恢复。公元前195年,在罗马人的施压下,汉尼拔出走西方,逃亡到塞琉西王国,直到公元前189年,罗马打败安条克三世,并要求引渡汉尼拔,汉尼拔逃到小亚细亚北部的比提尼亚王国。即便如此,罗马人依然不安心汉尼拔,一向争夺把他引渡到罗马受审,终究逼至汉尼拔在公元前183年服毒他杀
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