Posted on 05/12/2021 8:20:53 AM PDT by LuciusDomitiusAutelian
Republican Rome was pushed to the brink of collapse on August 2, 216 B.C., when the Carthaginian general Hannibal annihilated at least 50,000 of its legionaries at the Second Punic War’s Battle of Cannae.
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Totally agree. Hannibal was really on a one man rampage. The senate in Carthage never really approved of Hannibal’s vendetta and actions and all of their power really lied in Spain. At the point Scipio Africanus took the fight to Spain Hannibal was cut off. He had no choice but to get out of Dodge. He thought he could peel off the Samnites and the tribes in the south to come to his side. Didn’t work out. He ended up getting on a boat and skadoodling out of Croton.
Yes, I agree. I think I’ve read everything he has written or close to it.
Very well put. That pretty much sums it up. Then throw in Lake Trasamene and Flaminnius that preceded Cannae and you would think that their hasty march for glory would have been tempered...lol.
Most people today don’t understand the majority of
slaughter came when one side broke and turned to run.
Hi.
“Are you referring to Pontius Pilate?”
No, not specifically. Although Pilate began the conquering of Rome by the Christ.
In regards to chronological order, or any time frame, the Lord had plans for Rome.
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I have some great book recommendations regarding the bridge to the Franks (Merovingian and Carolingians) and eventually Charles Martel and Charlamagne if you would like me to find them for you. Most people glaze over these days and would rather watch a moronic SJW idiot pushing movie these days. Hollywood says they have a hard time coming up with new ideas. Morons. They keep recycling and destroying good stories. All they need to do is pick up a history book. I’m one of those that truly finds non-fiction more thrilling than fiction.
Agreed. Most of the books in the New Testament were written by the disciples carrying the word across Asia Minor to the Rome. By the end of Rome, the Popes had more sway than the emperors. I look around today and see the persecution of Christians all around me and can’t help but think of the horrors they suffered before Constantine.
Mark
Methinks emperor Constantine saw the faith and was converted.
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Well put. In those days, turning your back and running was a death sentence in less you were in the cavalry. Better to hold your ground and die than run. It was almost certain death. There wasn’t much of a way to pull off a strategic or staggered retreat. The absolute gore on the battlefields in those days must have been horrific. Tens of thousands of bodies laying around, some with limbs hacked off, barely seeing our of your helmet, slipping in pools of blood. Now we fight wars over the horizon. We don’t even see the enemy except from advanced optics and space based platforms. I always wonder how Julius Caesar would operate on the modern battlefield.
Anyone really interested in a great podcast about the entirety of Roman history should check out Mike Duncan’s podcast from about 12 years ago. You can find it on youtube (who I don’t like recommending to as they are part of the communist cabal) under the channel -Timaues- (the dashes are the channel name). You can listen, not much visual, but a great recounting from the mythological origins of Romulus and Remus to Augustus Romulus holed up in Ravenna and the sack of Rome. Or, do the right thing if you can afford it and pay for it.
A lot of debate about Constantine and the depth of his faith. He was a pretty bad man and didn’t ask for forgiveness until he was on his death bead. I wasn’t there so I’ll leave that up to God. Regardless, if it wasn’t for Constantine, things wouldn’t have played out like they did but God chose this path and who am I to question my creator?
For fans of antiquity and Rome, I highly suggest you watch this podcast. Plan on it taking a few months. I don’t suggest patronizing youtube but if you can’t afford to pay for it, you can find it here.
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmhKTejvqnoOrQOcTY-pxN00BOZTGSWc3
Or if you have the next few years off read Gibbons. Our founders did.
Jesus picked Saul. Go figure?
And look how that turned out.
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My wife and I are bibliophiles with about 2,000 books since we got rid of about 1,500. I always compile copies of books recommended so post when you can.
I read about 20 to 40 at a time while my wife does the exact opposite reading only one at a time until she is done, then she pencils the date on the back fly-leaf.
Somewhere I read a translation of a letter to the commander of the Roman army complaining about his troops, they had been stopped at a small bridge by one naked Viking.a Bezerker I presume as they usually wanted to die for various reasons and from records they fought naked and to the end to go to Valhalla in glory. One man held them at the bridge for three hours so his fellow troops could escape. I think I found it Gutenberg press or maybe Internet Arvhive
Barbarians to Angels - Peter S Wells
The Roman Empire Divided - John Moorhead
The Origins of the Middle Ages - Bryce Lyon
Those are just off the top of my head. I’ll have to go into my dust filled library and find some more.
You should really check out the youtube channel -Timaeus-. He has playlists that include Josephus’ entire works and really others that center on Biblical subjects. My eyes aren’t what they used to be so reading is hard work. Too many years sitting in front of monitors and straining my eyes have left me nearly blind..lol. But that is how I make my living so don’t have much of a choice. I tell you, I’m really glad to have found a place that appreciates history/antiquity. I work with a ton of liberals currently at a university and will retire shortly if I don’t get fired. Working at a university I am a heretic and have resigned twice due to PC crap and the persecution of Christians on our campus. Not bragging here, but the only reason they keep me on and put up with my heresy is because of my technical skills. There is one man in the Classics department that is truly interested in history as opposed to pushing an agenda. And he is still employed because of his prominence. He is the only person from the USA to actually see the oldest copy of The Illiad.
I’m familiar with that legend. And most of the folks north of the Danube we think were from Scandinavia. Genetic DNA advancements are getting us there with archeological finds. My guess is that almost any mythology has a core root of some truth in it.
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