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022- Prelude to the Second Punic War

The History of Rome

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Hamicala's Conquest of Spain

In 337 BC, without a navy to speak of, Hamicala marched his army west across North Africa and crossed the Straits of Gibraltar into Spain. The Iberian Peninsula was at that time populated with tribes whose prowess on the battlefield was matched only by their lack of political sophistication. When Hamicala embarked on his conquest, his task was made immeasurably easier by the total lack of cooperation amongst the natives.

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