Enlighten me

[Βελισάριος]

Please tell me you didn't just blame Hannibal for the downfall of Carthage.

Oh, dear... I feel a third Punic War coming...

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.
And please don't say we'd all be speaking some kind of Semitic language.

And how is this anywhere near what the topic was originally about?

[Macilrille]

Hannibal was right, Rome was too large to be taken, just like Carthage was, note that Scipio did not march on it after Zama. With the resources available to hannibal, he could not have invested Rome.


BTW, Hellene lovers, I am now trying to compile a list of all Hellene vs Roman battles to answer your question, as well as trying to get a clear picture of what state Rome was in after the Punic wars, I suspect no better than macedon, probably even worse.

[soup_alex]

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?