The Lion's Leap

11 hrs. 24 min.

Language Russian

Authors Alexander Prozorov, Alexey Zhivoy

Author Alexander Prozorov

Author Alexey Zhivoy

Narrator Dima_mus

Temporarily withdrawing from Rome—which he failed to take at once—Hannibal concentrated his forces in southern Italy, aiming to capture Tarentum. Long deprived of reinforcements from the metropolis, the Great Carthaginian entered into a secret alliance with the Scythians, sending Fedor Chaika to them as an envoy. Now hordes of Illura, turning away from the very borders of Greece, invade the lands of the Getae and move up along the Danube, sweeping everything in their path. One more blow—and they will reach the shores of the Adriatic.

In Italy, Hannibal with a small army barely holds back the attacks of Rome, which has almost recovered its strength. And then fate gives him a new chance. In Syracuse, a longtime enemy of Carthage dies—tyrant Hiero—and his heir prefers to form an alliance with Hannibal. But Rome cannot simply give up the island it has fought for with the Phoenicians for many years.

Hannibal sends a detachment of his warriors to Syracuse to secure the new alliance, which could return to Carthage the long-desired Sicily. Fedor Chaika commands this detachment. Almost upon arrival, the Carthaginians—together with the city’s inhabitants—find themselves under siege. Rome sent its legions to conquer the city. But no one has been able to capture Syracuse as long as Archimedes is alive.

1. Rome Must Fall (narrated by Kirill Miroslavsky) 2. Carthage Attacks (narrated by Alina Perchits) 3. Hannibal the Great (narrated by Sergey Gladkov) 4. The Lion's Leap 5. The Spanish Campaign (narrated by Marina Darinova) 6. Deadly Strike (narrated by Alexander Miloslavsky) 7. Retribution (narrated by Denis Zotov) 8. Liberation (narrated by Ekaterina Alimp-Danilenko) 9. Land of the Ancestors (narrated by Oleg Chebotarev) 0. Legion: Retribution. Liberation. Land of the Ancestors (narrated by Alexander K.)