11-21-2013, 08:34 PM
What if the romans detached a small force from the rear defend the flank from calvary using the roman calvary as a screen to hide them? The Carthaginian Calvary would then be more easily defeated and when hannibals trap is sprung and enveloping the romans those men with remaining calvary can hit the flanking carthagians from the side/rear while they attack the main roman body as its being surrounded. Would this be too complicated for their standard fighting order to pull off given the commanders they had?
David C
