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Did Cato the Elder think destruction of Carthage was more important than anything else for Rome?
Cato's known for always ending his speeches in the Senate on any topic whatsoever with "Ceterum autem censeo Carthaginem esse delendam", conventionally translated as "Furthermore, I ...
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Why, in ancient battles, did being encircled mean defeat?
Why, in ancient battles, did being encircled mean defeat?
The classic example of that is the Battle of Cannae, where 80,000 Roman infantry were surrounded by 40,000 Carthaginian infantry.
Every ...
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Why have we never found any elephant skeletons in the Western Alps?
It is widely assumed that the Carthaginian general Hannibal Barca crossed the Western Alps some 2200 Years ago with an army of men, horses and elephants in direction of Italy and the Roman Republic. ...
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Why did the original Carthage never become a Roman city?
Carthage fell to the might of Rome, I think it was, three times in total. They were completely defeated and accepted some pretty horrible terms of surrender. And yet they maintained their self ...
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Where did Hannibal cross the Pyrenees?
Hannibal's passage through the Alps has been extensively studied, regarding the route chosen and logistics involved in passing a large army through difficult terrain.
Before that, Hannibal would have ...
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Why didn't the senate of Carthage reinforce Hannibal in Italy?
During the second Punic war, Hannibal Barca fought in Italy for 14 years, and yet the Romans managed to bring the war to Africa.
How is that possible, especially after battles such as Cannae? If ...
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Why didn't Hannibal attack Rome after the Battle of Cannae?
Hannibal Barca defeated 8 Roman legions in the Battle of Cannae. At that time Carthage also had control over Hispania. Why did Hannibal not seize Rome at that time?
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Roman era clothing (Egypt + Carthage)
In 2014, it is 2000 years ago that Emperor Augustus died. To celebrate this, we are doing a huge project (Historical Walking Dinner) in which we re-enact certain groups of the Roman population in that ...
