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Rise of Rome
History 102 with WhatifAltHist's Rudyard Lynch and Austin Padgett
Innovative Strategies and Resentment in Ancient Wars
The Romans' impressive military strategy and ability to adapt, including creating a navy from scratch and inventing new technology like the crow, led to their victory over the Carthaginians despite lacking previous naval experience. The defeat of the Carthaginian navy in the First Punic War resulted in the Carthaginians making a treaty with the Romans, similar to reparation treaties post-World War I. In the lead-up to the Second Punic War, Hannibal Barca, driven by a childhood desire instilled by his father to defeat the Romans, built up an army and waged war against Rome after the Carthaginians declared war due to their resentment over the previous defeat.
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