Hannibal vs Rome: Hannibal's Greatest Victory
The Ancients
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The Importance of the Hannabatic War
Hannibal's immediate reaction is not actually to march on Rome so there are several practical things but not marching on Rome firstly the army itself has taken five and a half thousand casualties at least maybe as many as eight thousand casualties. The allies think the writing is on the wall they start leaving the Roman alliance system anytime a hannibal's army approaches them, they're willing to kind of join him. Hannibal enjoys that in terms of starting to receive allies who defect now.
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