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Hannibal vs Rome: Terror at Trasimene

The Ancients

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The Battle of the Carthaginian Cavalry

The Roman army is essentially attacked from all sides by surprise with them an enormous momentum of that gallic charge and the Carthaginian experience as well. The Romans are caught in this enormous trap they're only ways of escapar to fight their way out or to try and swim through it. And so thank you for explaining that it's slightly tangy from your story I know so let's therefore go back to the story we now know how this Roman army is lookingYou've already explained how the Carthaginians, Libyans, Numidians but lots of Gauls thereSo talk us through the battle it'sYeah so the triplex achies isn't in this battle because

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