General Hannibal's War on the Roman Republic

[@brianlaw4706]

Historian: "And there they were, standing off in fields of Zama. The fate of two great Mediterranean civilizations lay in the hands of their two greatest generals...oh yes, Max you have a question?" Max: "What did they have for breakfast?"

[@TastingHistory]

😂

[@hic_tus]

breakfast is the most important meal of a battle day amiright? maybe even the last🤣

[@rcrawford42]

@@hic_tus That's actually part of the way Hannibal won at Trebbia. He sent his cavalry out to harass the Roman camp, while his troops took the time for a hot breakfast. The Romans, thinking the attack was on them, rushed into the field with no food. Then Hannibal set up his infantry on the side of the river opposite to the Roman army. The Romans tried crossing the river, but it was early spring and the river was barely above freezing. The Roman troops arrived to the battle cold and hungry, with much less energy than the fed, dry, and warm troops in Hannibal's army.

[@adedow1333]

​@@rcrawford42 Brilliant

[@joselugo4536]

@@SimuLord That's right, there's a similar anecdotal story by Sun Tzu!

[@mimsredjelly]

Porky Pig X Cato is the crossover I never knew I needed

[@fillhixx]

With Bugs Bunny as Cato the Elder!?!

[@vlmellody51]

​@fillhixx of course!

[@mercenarygundam1487]

Now I imagine the Looney Toons wearing Legionary armor.

[@macgonzo]

​@@fillhixxehhh, what's up dux 😎

[@evilcleaver]

@@fillhixxporky is the elder here

[@notjustanother3191]

The porky pig bit was 10/10. Thank you for leading this into existence.

[@firelunamoon]

Also the fact that Max is friends with the guy who voices Porky Pig??!!

[@mercenarygundam1487]

Can't unsee the other Looney Toons wearing legionary armor.

[@CDWCAULDRON]

I say I say there Scipio Africanus the Elder, Just how do we stop Him !

[@SciFiFemale]

@@firelunamoon He used to work at Disney, so probably met him there.

[@zennvirus7980]

@@CDWCAULDRON (Daffy as Fabius, Cato's friend) "He is despicable!".

[@firelunamoon]

Hannibal was one of the first historical figures I ever read about as a kid. The image of an ancient general marching his army and elephants across the Alps really sparked my imagination.

[@salaltschul3604]

Imagine those elephants..."where the hell are we? What is this? Is this SNOW?! You know this is the EXACT opposite of our natural habitat, don't you?!"

[@Cypherwraith001]

I love Extra History's take on that fact. For a provincial Roman soldier, imagine seeing an elephant for the first time. You may only have even heard of an elephant, and suddenly your enemy is charging at you on a beast larger than any creature you'd ever seen. This is the closest that humanity ever got to fighting actual monsters.

[@ZeFodao-qv5gy]

TUNISIA 🇹🇳🇹🇳🇹🇳💂🏾‍♂️💂🏾‍♂️💂🏾‍♂️

[@Ken_Scaletta]

Hannibal defeated the entire Roman army three times, always outnumbered, and is arguably the greatest field tactician of all time. When he was finally defeated (barely) by Scipio Africanus, Scipio asked Hannibal who he thought was the greatest general of all time. Hannibal said Alexander the Great. Scipio didn't argue because he agreed. Then he said, "who do place second," and Hannibal said Pyrrhus. Scipio still didn't disagree and then he asked who Hannibal put third and Hannibal said "me." Scipio said, "You put yourself third, but I beat you." Hannibal said, "If you hadn't beat me I'd have put myself first."

[@tlingitmicmumbam2065]

Polybius was a Greek from Arcadia of Peloponnese,not a Roman!!!

[@Kenneth-o5s]

​@@tlingitmicmumbam2065Polyvius isn't even mentioned here.

[@Yoyërcompany]

Such a powerful lines... Hannibal is indeed the greatest general of all time

[@deathmatch1959]

Max, you can't just casually drop "my friend Bob Bergan, the actual voice of Porky Pig" like that out of nowhere like your Cato the Elder dropping figs on the senate.

[@lornahuddleston1453]

Precisely Max. So you schmooze with Warner Brothers voices, eh?

[@BenChurchill76]

Also, I'm sure Hannibal's "snake bombs" were scary for the Romans, but I would not want to be the guy who was tasked with collecting as many venomous snakes as possible and stuffing them into jars!!

[@kathleenhensley5951]

Gloves. Long gloves.

[@vigilantcosmicpenguin8721]

@@kathleenhensley5951 Or tongs.

[@krankarvolund7771]

Probably not for the Romans, Hannibal had that idea when he was in exile after losing the war, he was fighting greeks in Turkey :p

[@icarusbinns3156]

Just imagining how ANGRY those poor snakes must have been after being stuffed in a jar and lobbed through the air. Many snakes definitely died from bites and suffocation and impact… and of course getting killed by startled soldiers

[@j.bat.8235]

Right up there on the top 10 of "world's worst jobs"

[@nit11]

Im from a mercenary island during the punic wars, on the side of Cartago, Ibiza. We still have tales about how he was born during a storm, in a boat, next to our Island, and that he had come every 7 years. That he drinked wine of our island and made a circle of ibicencan soil arround his tent because that would protect him from poison (there are no poisonous animals here). About him crossing the alps, his numbers going down and making allies to compensate. We still have all this tales, passed down mouth to mouth, mother to children... So allways happy to hear about my childhood hero XD

[@uwuppa]

Pokemon fact: The plush today is Victini, which represents victory. Hannibal was a winner, so it kind of makes sense. 4/5

[@catherinemontrose2102]

Thank you for this! I was trying to identify the Pokemon connection and failing.

[@mercenarygundam1487]

AHHH, I was thinking Donphan but ok

[@SciFiFemale]

I thought it was going to be Phanpy.

[@jaredthehawk3870]

I wouldn't say Hannibal was a winner... sure, he won battles, but he couldn't win the war. He never could deliver that knock-out blow to the Romans.

[@rcrawford42]

@@jaredthehawk3870 More the fault of the city fathers of Carthage than Hannibal that he didn't win.

[@AnjaliyaIronwolf]

You are really just gonna casually drop "I've been friends with the voice of Porky Pig for 30 years" on us like that? That's such deep lore, I love it

[@beejereeno2]

But that's not what he said.

[@AnjaliyaIronwolf]

​@beejereeno2 I think you are right? I think I misunderstood the sentence. He didn't say how long he's been friends with then, but rather how long they were the voice of porky pig. Thanks for saying something

[@LadyBeyondTheWall]

@@AnjaliyaIronwolf 😂 Yours is the third comment I've run into that has thought the same exact thing - that's funny!

[@katarinaroman8392]

I won Trivial Pursuit because of my food history knowledge thanks to you!!! 😊

[@TastingHistory]

Ooh what was the clue?

[@jwilliams3269]

😂😂😂 awesome!!

[@sturm2186]

​@@TastingHistoryyou should make african dishes like kongo or zulu food.

[@Ericb1980]

right??!! now i need to know too! lol@@TastingHistory

[@angryscholar8450]

I'm an academic, and I sometimes get bogged down in the details and forget why I became one. Although I'm not an historian, your videos help me remember why I do what I do. The joy of discovery, of living in these worlds, really comes through in your work. Well done!

[@prapanthebachelorette6803]

Keep on learning 😊

[@yasmineturki7432]

Hello from Carthage! Thank you for making this video ive been living over carthagian ruins my whole life but this is the first time i learn about this! ❤🇹🇳

[@angelarigido7161]

Aren't you guys overrun with vampires? I haven't seen a blood sausage recipe yet!

[@karoleigharmstrong8568]

I went on a day trip with my cousin last week, to the Texas town of Granbury. There is a cute little book store, on the square, in we went. I found your cook book!! Snagged that baby, and I am now having the family pick their , to try, favorites. Can't wait to try some fun recipes.

[@TastingHistory]

I love that!

[@donaldwert7137]

Love that intro: "...where we make a meal for Hannibal. Barca, not Lecter." 🤣

[@a.katherinesuetterlin3028]

I can just see it now: " I will eat his puls punica with cheese, egg and a good (insert Roman beverage of imagination here)." 😂 I mean, we have zero idea of what they would have washed that stuff down with, as it's more of a modern thing to have milk or coffee as a breakfast drink, if I understand correctly. I wonder if Max has covered that. 🤔 And I said "breakfast" because I hear "porridge" and I think "breakfast." Add cheese and egg, and that's a power meal, for sure! 😁

[@jonathanbair523]

@@a.katherinesuetterlin3028 Sounds like pizza on a bagel... Can be eaten any time :D

[@a.katherinesuetterlin3028]

@@jonathanbair523 Fair point. 😁

[@mirandarensberger6919]

My mind went straight to, "Well, we know what Hannibal Lecter ate for breakfast." And now I am questioning my own humanity.

[@theotherohlourdespadua1131]

It is a funny situation to contemplate. Hannibal Lecter IS a gourmet and a man of high culture so I presume he would appreciate historical cuisine just for the sheer novelty...

[@petergray2712]

12:50 Despite his victories, Hannibal received almost no direct support from Carthage. The Carthaginian Navy was overstretched and outmatched by the Roman Navy, and this prevented Carthage from sending reinforcements and supplies across the Mediterranean to Hannibal. It is thought that this lack of support deterred Hannibal from directly besieging Rome, as siege warfare was a messy and unhygienic process that immobilized the opposing forces into squalid conditions that encouraged epidemics of typhoid, dysentery, and smallpox that quickly depleted them of their soldiers. To attack Rome directly, Hannibal needed an army of 70,000 to 100,000 men and up to a year's provisions, plus heavy siege weapons and the troops trained in their use.

[@ISawABear]

Awesome to see Invicta get a shoutout, also worth shouting out is History Marche who've been covering all of Hannibal's campaigns/battles in great detail for years now!

[@Getpojke]

I've made "Puls punica" a fair few times now & always enjoyed it. Admittedly I've used slightly more modern grains like freely available (in Europe) Ebly grains. But have made my own ricotta, & honey & eggs from my own beasts. It makes for a lovely breakfast especially with berries sprinkled around . Also found that leftovers could be left to set up sightly in small dishes & eaten as small soft cakes is left somewhere cool. Interesting video, always amazed me how Hannibal kept Rome on its knees for so long.

[@MossyMozart]

@Getpojke - Your breakfast dish sounds wonderful.

[@Getpojke]

@@MossyMozart Thank you. I haven't made it in a while now but I do have a pile of wheat berries in the dry store that are needing eating through. I may treat myself this weekend.

[@John-un3lj]

11:36 broke me into laughter harder than Hannibal broke the Roman army at Cannae.

[@PJDAltamirus0425]

Hannibal probably thought his army would starve if he went from battle to directly siege of Rome, the ravagement around battles on a supple run. During his ravaging, Fabian essentially insured Hannibal's army was sparsely locally supplied, hence the term Fabian stragety, to make continous small raids and skirminshes to drain down the logistical stamina of a army.

[@-VOR]

Lol no. Wasn't worried about his men starving. He didn't have enough men to lay siege and lacked support from carthage (money, siege equipment etc.). And a good amount of his small army were mercenaries, who would likely just leave.

[@ignacio.carral]

I love how good you are at being an effective communicator (funny, clear, precise) and yet still retaining a quite strict academic standard when it comes to source criticism. Congrats, Max!

[@annunakian8054]

This man teaches history from his kitchen in the most interesting & entertaining way. Legend.

[@Pooply21]

I made this a while back, I used burghul wheat, egg, ricotta, and date molasses. In Lebanese and I felt that we'd probably make it that way 😂 Phoenicians were known for their dairy consumption. Story of Senuhe mentions it as well

[@sophitsa79]

Did you use the fine burghul?

[@Pooply21]

@@sophitsa79 I've never heard 'fine' being used to describe it. I think I used grade "2" which is what I use for Taboulé and Bazerghan

[@sophitsa79]

@@Pooply21 I'm in Australia and but fine or course burghul (often Turkish product). I'll have to read up on! Thanks 🙏

[@ZeFodao-qv5gy]

@@Pooply21 Is not phoenician is not from Lebanon. PUNIC = CARTHAGE TUNISIA 🇹🇳 NORTH AFRICA ITS A COUNTRY A ANTIC REPUBLIC their currency their culture their justice their law their army

[@ZeFodao-qv5gy]

@@Pooply21 do not try to steal the culture of others it is not written puls lebanon or puls phoenicienne IT IS WRITTEN PULS PUNICA Punic = mixture between indigenous Tunisian and Phoenician it is a people a civilization apart the Phoenicians fled their country which was administered either by the Egypt of the Pharaohs or by the Assyrians, the Phoenicians did not come as great conquerors, we must put things in context Queen Elyssa or Dido was welcomed by King Hiarbas, King of Africa (present-day Tunisia). )

[@lapbalducci]

My grandmother and I found about this recipe at an exposition on Carthage when i was a child and it immediately became a staple of our summer meals!!! I'm actually moved, now❤

[@hanibathiche]

Hi Max, thanks for this recipe. Tried it and it’s great. I’m from Lebanon, formerly Phoenicia, and Puls Punica has the same flavor profiles as a well known treat from the Bekaa Valley, Arisheh a white cheese with honey slathered on a paper thin wheat bread known as saj. My friends and I always stop at Bou’Elias’ bakery for fresh Arisheh and 3asal (honey) wraps. As for sweetened cooked wheat, it’s still a favorite during feast days like St. Barbara’s day in December. So more links between ancient and modern

[@Evan-rj9xy]

Rome: "I have an army." Carthage: "We have a Hannibal."

[@KayleighBourquin]

@@xunqianbaidu6917 That shouldn't be as funny as it is XD

[@michaelstein7510]

@@xunqianbaidu6917That’s always been one of the most impressive things about Ancient Rome to me. Just about any other state in history would have broken after a catastrophic defeat like Cannae. The Romans somehow found a way to re-group and build back their strength. Hannibal was a genius, but the logistics of Carthage failed him.

[@redstar96gr57]

@@michaelstein7510 remember that this is just the 2nd Punic War. The Romans took similar casualties and even worse in the 1st one just from losing entire fleets to the elements. The Romans just had way too much manpower and political will to keep on fighting despite losses.

[@FrikInCasualMode]

Rome:" We have another army." Carthage: "What? How many armies you have?" Rome: "All of them."

[@michaelstein7510]

@@redstar96gr57 Yep, their resolve to win a war no matter the cost was incredible. They could lose battles, but they always came back to fight again. Combining that grim determination with their logistical dominance made them nearly unstoppable. If Carthage was going to stop Rome’s expansion, they had to win the First Punic War. The logistical advantage Rome had afterwards was too much for even Hannibal’s genius to overcome.

[@animula6908]

Hannibal Barca is one of my favorite characters from history. Edit: I recommend the cooking with Boris method for 1/3ing the egg. He uses a drimmel saw to cut the top of the shell off 😂

[@mercenarygundam1487]

Cannae Hannibal Barca: I like these odds.

[@hndrwn]

Boris cooks things of Hannibal Barca with Hannibal Lector's style 😂

[@shaventalz3092]

@@hndrwn "In this video, we make liver tender... with grey beasts." (proceeds to bring in elephants to trample liver)

[@GeHeum]

Another fun fact is that the city Barcelona actually was founded by Hannibals father. This way the name Barcas is still visible today

[@mindstalk]

Doesn't seem to actually be true, sorry.

[@bedp]

Barcelona was founded by the Romans. You can still visit the ruins of their original settlement. They are underground in the heart of downtown.

[@taekwongurl]

I remember being bored out of my mind learning about the Punic wars in school, but I was so fascinated as you were retelling some parts of it.

[@a.katherinesuetterlin3028]

In my experience, most social studies teachers cannot teach their way out of a paper bag. They tend to excel in being basketball or volleyball coaches. But in order to meet the demands of a short-budgeted small school district, they end up teaching anyway. 😅 Good for their paycheck, but bad for students who actually want to learn. 😜 Fast forward to present day and now we have the marvelous Max Miller to not only be history teacher extraordinaire, but "home ec" instructor as well. 😁😁

[@danielblair2684]

Which is a shame because the Second Punic War is one of the most interesting and exciting stories in history.

[@jwilliams3269]

Max is a man of many talents. Could literally watch him cook and tell stories all day.

[@gregmuon]

Me too, but when I read about them on my own when I was out of school in my 20s, I was completely fascinated.

[@farpointgamingdirect]

I sat beside Bob Bergen during the banquet at our Baltimore sci-fi con Farpoint many years ago. Kathy Garver sat right across from me as well. As an amateur animation/old time radio/voice acting historian, this was a fantastic evening!

[@Ancusohm]

I can't believe you got the Porky Pig voice actor to do that! 😂

[@nakatomitower5869]

"You know how to gain a victory but not how to use one." Those are some prophetic words.

[@saintjacques8137]

How do you even find these topics? Amazing! Just a couple of weeks ago Schwerpunkt made a 2 hours long video on Roman military food and he made excellent videos about Carthaginian warfare too. If anyone's interested I warmly recommend him. He get pretty thoroughly in detail with such stuff

[@kellikelli4413]

@saintjacques When so much of history is embellishment (untruths), isn't going into that much detail a waste of our time ⌚.

[@isabelled4871]

The Invicta channel is very good, too. And they posted a video about Carthage 2 hours ago !

[@hannahbrown2728]

Ive been watching you so long I was like "How the fuck does Max know Porky the Pigs VA that well?" So much has changed since the beginning I completely forgot you used to work for Disney! Its always a great day when we get new Tasting History!

[@rjpallotta]

I was inspired to make this! It was easy and made a delicious and fulfilling breakfast. My variations: I used a few teaspoons of strawberry jam instead of honey (only because I had none in the house) and I don't have a mortar and pestle to crush the wheat so I let it soak overnight and cooked it in lots of water on low heat for about an hour; gave it a nutty and crunchy taste. Now part of my breakfast food rotation.

[@mukbangCompilation]

i'm soo excited for this one, i'm from Tunisia, and i've been waiting for a carthage episode

[@nexussever]

I wonder what it would taste like if you turned it into a savory dish- leave out the honey, add mushrooms and garlic. In any case, this is on my "must try" list as is.

[@DaimoHope]

If you attempt that, please let us know

[@e.urbach7780]

I make something similar for breakfast almost every day, but I use oats because I don't have wheat grains. Cook rolled oats in chicken broth (about 2 parts broth to 1 part oats), with whatever spices or herbs you want; I use mushroom powder with a few different kinds of pepper and other herbs in it (it's a seasoning mix), stirring frequently. When the oats have absorbed almost all of the broth, add in a handful of grated cheese and whatever other flavorings you want; I use Mexican salsa (medium heat) and chopped fresh cilantro, and take off the heat. Stir to mix. Put in a bowl and top with a fried egg. Delicious!

[@nexussever]

@@e.urbach7780 This sound divine!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@HayTatsuko]

I was wondering the same. Black pepper and rosemary should have been been available in the general Mediterranean region at the time (though perhaps not in Carthage itself). I imagine using these with the emmer and fresh cheese, as well as a little salt, would be fantastic -- but there were many other appropriate herbs and spices available as well!

[@nexussever]

@@HayTatsuko Your ideas are now on my "must try" list. 😄

[@John-ir4id]

That Snakes on a Plane bit was brilliant!

[@frogsandalwood154]

I did not know all that about Hannibal Barca!! Wow!!! This was a very intriguing history lesson

[@RaggedLands]

The original quote is "Ceterum censeo cartaginem esse delendam", which means "furthermore, I believe Cartago must be destroyed" "Cartago delenda est" is an abbreviation

[@raychumon]

Ancient Rome is one of my biggest interests, and you can't be into Rome without also being into Hannibal/Carthage. Love it when my historical interests overlap with this channel like this, because I feel like I'm learning about a whole other side of these ancient cultures that doesn't really get covered anywhere else. Thank you as always, Max!

[@Shauma_llama]

Good recap of Hannibal. Hannibal's dad was a major figure of the First Punic War and their colinazation of Spain. The Romans called their Spanish capital Novo Carthago, New Carthage. Now know to us as Cartagena. Barcelona may be named as such for Hannibal's dad, Hamilcar Barca

[@cal2127]

which is ironic because carthage meant new city in phonecian. so nova carthage would be new new city

[@droid-droidsson]

@@cal2127 both Cartago Nova and Cartagena are Latin or later names, the Carthaginians themselves would have likely called both their capital city as well as their colony in Spain "Qart-Hadas[h]t", so both were just "Carthage".

[@Annies-Shelf]

I’m now mad that I never learned about Hannibal’s snake bombs!!! 🤣 That dude was creative!

[@a.katherinesuetterlin3028]

And now I can't unsee that Samuel Jackson mashup Max created: "I'm tired of these m'fkn snakes on this m'fkn trireme!" 😂😂😂😂

[@sharimeline3077]

Yes he was definitely that! Between the snakes and the elephants, he deserves to be remembered for thinking outside the box.

[@GaldirEonai]

Hannibal operated on the principle of "if nobody has tried it because 'everyone _knows_ it's impossible' then it hasn't actually been _proven_ to be impossible."

[@vigilantcosmicpenguin8721]

Just the words "snake bombs" are so cool that this has to be more well-known.

[@krankarvolund7771]

Fun fact, it was NOT against the Romans, or when he was a carthaginian general XD After the Second Punic War, he was exiled in Asia (not China, that's how they called Turkey and Iran ^^) and was hired as a general by Prusias Ist, king of Bythinia (the part of Turkey just next to Istanbul), where he fought Pergame, an ally of the Romans and had to improvise snake bombs to win a naval battle ^^ He will later be king of his own city, but then betrayed by Prusias Ist and forced to kill himself to avoid being captured by the Romans ^^'

[@Zaarin1]

I've been hoping you'd do some Punic, Phoenician, or Canaanite dishes! Carthage was a fascinating society. We know from secondary sources that they were a highly cultured, literate society (from Plautus we know they had a thriving theater tradition, and Augustine tells us no man should call himself educated who can't read Punic), but sadly very little remains except some graffiti, sepulchral inscriptions and victory steles, a few glosses in Greek manuscripts, and, of course, the bits of Punic in Plautus' Poenulus. As usual, the Romans were very thorough.

[@R2debo_]

As a Tunisian, we are still proud of him today, his final victory could have changed history 'Carthage Eternum'. But the corruption that led to his demise 2000 years ago still hampers development today here in Tunisia and all over the Mediterranean.

[@TastingHistory]

It’s true. They were brought down by internal struggles more than the Romans.

[@BoxStudioExecutive]

@@TastingHistory But that's what the Romans told us, and these are the same Romans who stereotyped Carthaginians as duplicitious, lying tricksters who just happen to claim that Carthaginian politicians betrayed their generals? The same Romans who destroyed all Carthaginian records of the 2nd Punic War (including Hannibal's own account!) that might have told us something different? Hmm...

[@TastingHistory]

@@BoxStudioExecutive Also true. That's why you gotta write stuff down... and not have Romans come destroy it all. Definitely a case of the victors writing history.

[@sharonprimett5102]

Yay! My favorite part of Tuesday ! Can you please do a video on the chowder wars? New England vs. Rhode Island style would be awesome

[@TastingHistory]

It’s on the list.

[@sharonprimett5102]

That's awesome! Can't wait to watch the video 😊

[@danielsantiagourtado3430]

​@@TastingHistoryAwesome ❤❤❤❤❤

[@MossyMozart]

@sharonprimett5102 - If Rhode Island is anything like Manhattan, I hope he doesn't bother. >_

[@BenChurchill76]

The Porky Pig fanart, and Bob Bergen’s voice clip were just the icing on the cake. I had just listened to your interview with Matt Baume, where you talked about working, and striking up a friendship with Bob Bergen, so that connection was fresh for me, 😂

[@jonathanbair523]

3:46 time stamp for start of what Max is going to make... A heaping cup (110g) of Emmer Wheat, 1 1/2 cup of fresh cheese, 2 1/2Tablespoons of honey, 1/3rd of whisked egg... Pound the Emmer in a motar to brake open the oats, add cold water to cover the oats and let sit for several hours or till well softened, drain oats add 2 cups of water cook on low heat bringing to a simmer and coot at simer for 20-30 mins cook till most water evaporates and oats look like oatmeal. Add cheese and stir in add honey and stir till every thing is melted and combined add egg and mix in cook 5 more mins.

[@emmakratz-bailey2462]

Hi Max! My husband and I always LOVE your videos; Tuesdays are the best because of them!! I had a thought for a potential video, where you could talk about the Chinese classical novel "Journey to the West" and maybe do an ancient Chinese recipe, possibly a peach-based one since that's a plot point in the story! Plus, there is some commentary on food and gluttony in the book itself, which could be a fun thing to touch on, too! Either way, it's always so fun to see your takes on things and to learn so very much with every video!

[@lbroolz]

I get Bavarian White Wheat berries (for beer making, Hefeweizen) and they would do nicely for this (unmalted) as they are smaller, and a little sweeter than a "regular" wheat used for cooking/bread making. They taste great slightly ground for an "oatmeal"-like furina.

[@aidanfarnan4683]

Was not expecting Porky Pig Cato of snakes on a Trireme, but this is why I love this channel.

[@yamaddie]

I grew up with that cato the elder joke, we always talked a lot when we ate when I lived at home because my parents was really into the whole Mediterranean deal of dinner being a very social event, so sometimes when we discussed something my dad would unrelated finish a sentence or a point with "but as cato the elder always said "Ceterum censeo Carthaginem esse delendam"" (which was obviously a hint to the joke that cato would bring it up no matter what was discussed otherwise)

[@chesterross7513]

As someone who was infatuated with the punic wars and Carthage back in high school, this is by far and large my favorite episode of yours

[@limeparticle]

I have no idea how you manage to make history so interesting, but I surely appreciate it 🥰

[@acidset]

History IS interesting, you just need great storytellers to do justice to all the great events and details

[@SpaceLioness]

Today I learned Hannibal was a certified badazz cool as a cucumber who liked making friends! Also gotta make some porridge now

[@meridock]

Thanks! I watch this in hopes to convince my wife to experiment with food. Suggest maybe Shepard's Pie since I already cook this and it is loved.

[@TastingHistory]

Thank you! I need to do shepherds pie

[@ulrike9978]

I had two novels about Hannibal and the second Punic war as a child/young teenager and I am now retroactively massively disappointed that they left out the snake bombs😅

[@krankarvolund7771]

Probably because it was after the Punic War, Hannibal was fighting for a greek king in Turkey against another greek king, while in exile ^^

[@ulrike9978]

@@krankarvolund7771 That would of course explain it^^

[@srice6231]

I usually like eggs for breakfast but since this has the cheese and a little egg I think it would make a really great breakfast! I love the Porky Pig cameo!

[@statusdisarray9598]

I am going to try it for sure it sounds delicious to me anything with ricotta and honey I am “in”

[@PokhrajRoy.]

More than the recipes and the history, I ardently admire your sourcing of ingredients.

[@greenerygeek]

Always learning from your vids, Max. As a horticulturist, this was really interesting cos the genus name for pomegranate is Punica. The etymology/derivation of botanical names is so fascinating. Thanks!

[@advertiserfriendlyusername5362]

"I've had it with these venomous snakes, on this Roman naval trireme."

[@Pygar2]

"I'm gonna kick their asps!"

[@enricoporotti4128]

Took me until the end of the video to realise it's basically cuccia (stress on the 'i', both 'i' and 'a' are pronounced separetely) a typical dish from my hometown of Palermo in Sicily, traditionally made on Saint Lucy's day (December 13th): boiled whole wheat grain mixed with creamed ricotta (plus chocolate chips).

[@KimberlyInSoCal310]

This is such a great channel! I'm not much of a cook, but I adore the history part of these videos. My Ancient Rome class at university did not discuss the snake bombs, or some of the other interesting things I learned in this video!

[@SherryAnnOfTheWest]

I love oat groats - haven't had Emmer wheat groats .... a very tasty, nutty and lower-calorie alternative to brown rice! I also add some wild rice when I cook my oat groats and eat it as a side dish!

[@Spankypenguin1]

Interestingly the 3rd Punic war didn't officially end until the mayors of Rome and modern Carthage signed a peace treaty on 5th February 1985.

[@PersimmonHurmo]

Wow! Didn't expect you to shout-out an Invicta video on your channel!

[@rjn8327]

Max I think it would be awesome to see an episode on Roman gaul and Germanic tribes. Mulsum could be a good addition to such episode👍

[@Taolan8472]

This reminds me of the best bowl of grits I've ever eaten. It was about 1:1 grits to cottage cheese, a fat pat of salted butter, and a substantial drizzle of honey. Warm. Salty. Sweet. Filling. It was also the dish that converted me on cottage cheese. As a kid I'd somehow connected cottage cheese to sour cream and I hated sour cream (still do, if its unaccomapnied), and so I never did get around to trying cottage cheese until while staying at a friend's house overnight in my teens I was given this bowl of grits for breakfast. I've emulated it many a time in the 20-odd years since, but never quite managed its equal.

[@agnesvanya2329]

Every episode on Max's channel is terrific. I studied classical history a billion years ago, so this episode is especially great in my view.

[@ShawnNowlan]

I like your growing trend of commenting on the missing parts of the recipes. This is actually very cool for me! :-)

[@rigues]

The combination of grains and honey reminded me of a sweet Rice Pudding we have in Brazil called "Arroz Doce". Goes great with a little cinnamon sprinkled on top!

[@eliogabalopuzzetti496]

Ancient Roman sources talk of a " white puls " made with millet, that was typical of the zone known today as Campania. In modern neapolitan cooking we find " Migliaccio " , a sweet made with millet or semolina, boiled in milk, then mixed with ricotta, honey and egg, just like the Punicus, and then baked. Might the puls punicus have been something similar ? With millet replacing emmer ?

[@notbotheredable]

Sounds kind of similar to a Roman cheesecake recipe (also from Cato, I think) that is made with flour, cheese, poppy seeds and honey and baked. Very tasty. Also similar to medieval angel food, made with ricotta, honey and rose water.

[@coralstapilow8240]

Casual friends with Porky Pig Damn Max, you must know some cool folks from your animator days, and I would bet they brag about knowing you!

[@mounamounayer4818]

An interesting fact about Hannibal is that his strategies are still taught at Wespoint and other military schools. General Schwarzkopf used Hanibal’s Canae Battle strategy in the First Gulf War, and like Hannibal, he did not invade Baghdad, which ultimately led to the Second Gulf War. As someone who lives in what was once ancient Phoenicia (modern Lebanon), I can tell you that this recipe is still extant, albeit, with a fresh cottage-type of cheese 😊

[@isawwhatthedoghasdone2549]

Phoenicia is a french creation Carthage was a native Amazigh empire

[@richardstephens5570]

@@isawwhatthedoghasdone2549 Nope. The city of Carthage was founded by Phoenicians in the 9th century BC as a trading post.

[@isawwhatthedoghasdone2549]

@@richardstephens5570 if that's the case where is the near eastern admixture in Carthage The dieties were different with the goddess Ifri Tanit and Baal Ammun being native gods The architecture different The myth of Didon is Greek propaganda

[@isawwhatthedoghasdone2549]

@YarpYarp1 Stop crying french state

[@MarztheStoic]

10:26 this is one of my favorite lines from Hannibal. It is truly funny because it was not a common Roman name and extremely unlikely that any of them could have been named Gisco and he also could have been saying as it was explained to me that "No matter the odds are against us, we are of better quality."

[@advertiserfriendlyusername5362]

"I swear by the deathless gods that I shall not rest until the heart of Rome bleeds dry on the sword of Carthage."

[@minaxue]

I might not be referring to Roman manuscripts for my cooking instructions, but I'm 35 and still googling how long to bake a potato.

[@TastingHistory]

😂

[@shaventalz3092]

That one's easy. "Till it be enough."

[@iknowchristalena]

It's ok I didn't know how to boil an egg until about 30

[@Hallows4]

My father always says you can never overbake a potato, and my mother taught me the trick of skewering them with a fork before baking to prevent explosions. To answer your question, I typically do between 1 and 2 hours, and drizzle them with salt, pepper, and olive oil before putting them in the oven to get a nice, crispy skin :)

[@minaxue]

@@Hallows4 gosh up to 2 hours at what temp? A lower roast of 375??

[@corycunio]

I love you Max! Yet another wonderful edition to the set!

[@Stop4MotionMakr]

The most recent episode from Fall of Civilisation channel is on Carthage and it's an incredible chapter in antiquity history.

[@BramKaandorp]

Absolutely worth a watch!

[@TheGallantDrake]

Hannibal boosting morale by laughing at the enemy reminds me of a scene in Helsreach, a Warhammer 40k story, where a Chaplain boosts morale when facing down a massive army by essentially doing the same. I believe the line was “when the time comes, I apologize for asking you to waste your ammunition on their bodies.”

[@j.bat.8235]

You, sir, are a man of culture

[@alicelooney7752]

My brother got your book for my birthday today! Great work!

[@TastingHistory]

Happy birthday!

[@sarchlalaith8836]

I love the image of elephants skating down the mountains

[@dadman2electricboogaloo672]

Another banger, Max! I will definitely make this, substituting oats for the wheat due to allergies. My mother LOVES your cookbook!

[@Azphreal]

Max loved your podcast with Craig. You should come to the UK for when we do the re-enactment at Battle and do the meal that William the Conqueror had on the tapestry there. I am sure that people in my group would have kit that would fit you so you could go full Viking lol.

[@benthomason3307]

This recipe is my new favorite breakfast, so I'd like to add my two cents on what ingredients to use: 1)it turns out that plain old oats are a type of groat, and if you use them then you don't have to soak them beforehand. 2) of the various cheeses I've tried, the tastiest result by far was using an even mixture of shredded cheddar and shredded parmesan.

[@blackvial]

This sounds really good and if you ever do a volume 2 of your cookbook this would be a great entry for it

[@adamdoyle2000]

couldnt find emmer wheat locally for the life of me so i have been substituting it with red mill muesli. it is expensive though so i have even substituted that with 2 packets of maple brown sugar cream of wheat and 1 packet of maple brown sugar instant oatmeal, when i eat it this way i omit the honey since there is plenty of maple flavor, i will also add raisins, currants and cranberry. i love this recipe though and eat it almost everyday. caution: i have gained 15lbs in the last three weeks on this diet

[@lachie_beta316]

Your videos always brighten my day!

[@TastingHistory]

I'm so glad!

[@HabsburgFanClub]

"I will either find a recipe or I will make one" - Max while reading about Hannibal

[@jasoncampbell9048]

Heya max. Just ordered your cookbook from amazon, and while it is highly unlikely I'll ever make anything out of it, I wanted to give it a read and support you at the same time. Always look forward to your vids, even the gastronomicly weird ones like parm ice cream 🙃

[@TastingHistory]

Thank you! There are a couple simple recipes in there that maybe one day, if you’re bored, you can whip up 😁

[@Cybonator]

His old man Amical was also a superb general and never lost a battle in the First Punic War. I'm waiting for the HBO series based on the entangled lives of the Barcas and Scipios

[@TheFella69]

Feels good being this early to great content.

[@grovermartin6874]

Thank you for such a deliciously instructive history lesson, Max! You make it all so palatable. Thw names of all those people and places (along with the occasional epigram) float around in my head, but I never knew much more than Hannibal the Badass crossed the Alps with elephants, Cato feared him, snd then the Romans poured salt all over the fertile plains of Carthage. That was a luxurious tour you just led! I still don't understand the foundation of the enmity between their tribes, though. Just the usual ego and bloodlust? Ah, what a species.

[@bnhietala]

Perhaps for Halloween you should do a meal that IS fit for Hannibal Lecter! Maybe you could find a historical recipe for sweetbreads! 😁

[@Code_Lune]

Now now, we can’t have this man in jail yet, I quite enjoy his videos.

[@bnhietala]

@@Code_Lune true! He'll just have to get his sweetbreads for a hog instead. At least he wouldn't have a problem finding a nice chianti.

[@TheSaneHatter]

It continues to amaze me, how many of my favorite KZbinrs all seem to know each other: I had already seen your "taste test" when I watched Invicta's video (also in tonight's playlist), a few minutes before yours! Meanwhile, here's one possible explanation *I've* heard, as to why Hannibal never sacked Rome: it's been said that he had lost all of his siege equipment during the invasion, as well as so much of his first army. (Can you tell I took Latin in high school?)

[@slwrabbits]

Would make sense!

[@Tallahassee21]

Awesome, I was hoping you'd cover the punic war.

[@jamesreed2475]

Im very impressed with this channel. So well done in all aspects, subject matter, research, production value, script, etc... always very well done. Ive watched many of the videos and still havent encounted a bad one.

[@Hybris51129]

Anytime that we get Cato Porky is a good day and probably one of the few times I can almost convince myself to join instagram to see the memes.

[@blueberrypanquakes]

Can you imagine the pressure that comes from your parents naming you Cato the Elder? What if I don't WANT a Cato the Younger, Mom and Dad???