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To: SunkenCiv

That’s my understanding, fleshed out somewhat. I’ve heard Hannibal died before capture and I’ve heard he poisoned himself to avoid capture. Either way, he was never captured alive.


37 posted on 04/05/2022 3:37:21 PM PDT by Larry Lucido (Donate! Don't just post clickbait!)
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To: Larry Lucido
I was refreshing my memory during my big droning post (I did add "small" HTML tags), and there were different versions even among ancient writers. The poison may not have been his idea, and may have come as something of a surprise. IMHO, his supposed last remarks were probably made up by some alleged poet.

40 posted on 04/05/2022 3:41:51 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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