01 The Jews of Spain - The Punic Wars

This is the first segment of the upcoming audio series, The Jews of Spain. In this introductory lecture Dr. David Neiman discusses the history and geography of the region that became Spain, including the Punic Wars, Hannibal, and the ascendency of the Roman Empire. This is the context for the emergence of one of the world’s most successful Jewish communities, the Sepharadim.