To: mairdie
The most piquant assessment of Hannibal was that he knew how to win battles, but not how to win a war.
3 posted on
02/18/2018 8:44:25 AM PST by
BenLurkin
(The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
To: BenLurkin
Good observation. VDH has an excellent analysis of the battle of Cannae and its aftermath.
Mercenary/non-western armies were often not disciplined enough to go for the kill when spoils were to be had.
31 posted on
02/18/2018 10:21:46 AM PST by
LS
("Castles Made of Sand, Fall in the Sea . . . Eventually" (Hendrix))
To: BenLurkin
He could defeat Roman armies. He could not defeat Rome.
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