The Roman Empire and the War With Vie

The war with va backed fidne dragged on for years. To the romans, victory was a necessity. If they lost control of fidne, trade up the tiber river would be severely hampered. The roman unwillingness to quit in the face of adversity bordered on the edge of insanity. They would accept catastrophic loss, but would never surrender. In the centuries that followed, rome was many times beaten so badly that they should have relinquished their dreams of empire and retired to the dust bin of history. But instead, they buried the dead and raised a fresh army, never suing for peace and never retreating. It was this unwavering advance that so frightened rome's enemies in