I'd add there was also the Roman sense of national destiny and their orneriness. An entire army is defeated at Cannae, tens of thousands killed. Most people would have begged Hannibal for mercy and thrown the gates open. The Romans started raising another army.
I'd add there was also the Roman sense of national destiny and their orneriness. An entire army is defeated at Cannae, tens of thousands killed. Most people would have begged Hannibal for mercy and thrown the gates open. The Romans started raising another army.
Couldn't agree more. Their ability to suffer such a catastrophic defeat and then destroy Carthage was one of the best examples of this.
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