History Channel Portrays Hannibal as Black, White People Cry Foul Over ‘Historical Revisionism’

Name: History Channel Portrays Hannibal as Black, White People Cry Foul Over ‘Historical Revisionism’
Uploaded: 2016-06-07T16:45:13-04:00
Channel: Ricky Riley
Description: History Channel's newest documentary series (see clip above), Barbarians Rising, tackle the fall of Rome over the course of 700 years of invasions. However, the

By Ricky Riley | Published on: June 7, 2016 | Updated on February 5, 2018 Comments (88)

History Channel’s newest documentary series (see clip above), Barbarians Rising, tackle the fall of Rome over the course of 700 years of invasions. However, the most recent episode that aired Monday depicts Hannibal of Carthage as a Black man, and many white history buffs are crying foul over the “historical inaccuracy.”

In the series, Hannibal is portrayed by Black British actor Nicholas Pinnock. The famous Carthaginian was a thorn in the empire’s side. He became a general at the age of 26 and managed to unite barbarian tribes to stop Rome’s imperial rise. The military genius was famous for climbing the Alps with war elephants whose sole purpose was to stomp the Roman army.

Hannibal ultimately wanted to invade Rome, but he failed to do so.

There have been debates over the race of Hannibal. This debate still continues to this day.

Here are some Youtube comments that where left below the clip:

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