After Cannae, he had everything going for him. But what options did he have next?>too weak to siege Rome>can't leave Italy or else lose new alliesHannibal was doomed.
If he try siege route, Romans can just resupply from river network. Doomed campaign indeed.
>>18123001It would require alot of people to be competent, from the Carthaginian senate to the Macedonians who declared war on Rome and yet didnt muster their armies. If the Macedonians had brought their armies they would have won but no matter the outcome, Rome would win in the next or the one after. Demographics sealed the Punic's fate. Just like the Diadochi to their east, they ruled with a super minority and any single bad war would end with their destruction
>>18123001Maybe don't declare war on the Romans??? Was he stupid?
>>18123038>be Rome>"south of the Ebro is your territory">"we won't meddle in your sphere of influence">meddles in SaguntumYeah I'm thinking Hannibal did the right thing to conquer Saguntum. The Romans were little cockroaches and couldn't be trusted. Hannibal did nothing wrong.
>>18123038He wasn’t. Saguntines caused it.
>>18123026Couldn't put some boats or trees in the river tied with some rope and archers there to stop the resupply?
>>18123031>the Diadochi to their eastNow imagine near Magnesia, King Antiochus let Hannibal take full command of royal army in Zeuxis place?
Well Alaric was able to breach Romes walls by having some Gothic slaves sneak out in the middle of the night and throw the gates open. I have no idea if there were any Carthaginian slaves in Rome when Hannibal was on his rampage through Italy but maybe….
>>18123403Not with the Roman army shadowing him Fabius broke HannibalScipio just finished the job
>>18123713Two different Romes dudeAnd Alaric was only able to sack it because dumbus fuckus Honorius murdered his best general
>>18123800Plus Alaric have learned Western Roman military tactics.>>18123713Are Carthaginian slaves actually captured sailors from previous Punic wars?
>>18123001He brought shame upon Queen Dido’s foundation
>>18123001Not fuck up the first punic war and immediately take the city state that bodied the etruscans seriously
>>18123001Their reliance on multicultural mercenary armies from a hodgepodge of different nations just isn't viable long term.
Bump
>>18124920War Elephants bump the gate
