Quote Originally Posted by Burebista View Post
You do have to admit that Hannibal didn't play his cards right in the end. Maharbal was right, He did not know how to use a victory. He could#ve taken Rome and spared the rest of us a lot of trouble.
Perhaps, yes!

And how is this anywhere near what the topic was originally about?
That is a very good question.

Macilrille, I had thought that Scipio didn't move on to Carthage because he wasn't a total c*nt? the war was effectively over and the Senate wanted to make terms?