12-16-2014, 07:50 AM
Dan wrote:
It is easy to twist the sources to fit a preconceived idea if you ignore all the contradictory evidence. There is no doubt that there was a battle at Zama - the events of 203-202 BC are corroborated by far more sources than just Livy and Polybius.
No one’s twisting anything Dan. If you did I corroboration of the all the sources you will find a lot of contradictions. This in itself leaves more questions. As to the surviving sources regarding Zama, they are all post Polybius.
It is easy to twist the sources to fit a preconceived idea if you ignore all the contradictory evidence. There is no doubt that there was a battle at Zama - the events of 203-202 BC are corroborated by far more sources than just Livy and Polybius.
No one’s twisting anything Dan. If you did I corroboration of the all the sources you will find a lot of contradictions. This in itself leaves more questions. As to the surviving sources regarding Zama, they are all post Polybius.