04-06-2001, 06:03 PM
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Well if you ask the question i would have to say Carthage in general. After Hannible crossed the Alps and crushed the Romans at the battle of Cannae, almost all of southern italty rose aginst rome in support of Hannible except the greek costal towns. In fact Philip of Macedon would have aided Hannible in invading rome but fear of greek invasion and no communication between the two men were ever established. This is of course the second punic war i am talking about. After wich the senate agreed to siege and destroy Carthage so she would never again be a threat to rome. Carthage had around 500,000 people after the seige the number was around 50,000 and they wore sold into slavery, never again would carthage pase a threat to rome.<br>
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The fear of Hannible was great he met and defeated both Consouls of that year and was marching to Rome to take pressure away from his reinforcements led by his brother.<br>
But his brother was defeated and with him all hopes of destroying rome..<br>
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But that is just my opinion on the matter <p></p><i></i>
Well if you ask the question i would have to say Carthage in general. After Hannible crossed the Alps and crushed the Romans at the battle of Cannae, almost all of southern italty rose aginst rome in support of Hannible except the greek costal towns. In fact Philip of Macedon would have aided Hannible in invading rome but fear of greek invasion and no communication between the two men were ever established. This is of course the second punic war i am talking about. After wich the senate agreed to siege and destroy Carthage so she would never again be a threat to rome. Carthage had around 500,000 people after the seige the number was around 50,000 and they wore sold into slavery, never again would carthage pase a threat to rome.<br>
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The fear of Hannible was great he met and defeated both Consouls of that year and was marching to Rome to take pressure away from his reinforcements led by his brother.<br>
But his brother was defeated and with him all hopes of destroying rome..<br>
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But that is just my opinion on the matter <p></p><i></i>
