02-18-2001, 11:41 AM
Salve,<br>
<br>
In my view the consequences of Hannibal joining the Roman cause would have little effect on Roman policy making and campaigning. At best he would perhaps command units of allies and auxiliaries, the major commanders being drawn from the exclusive circles of senators and the few new men. His ancestry would have been held against him and though his descendants might have been coopted into the Roman elite, he himself would stand little chance to acquire senatorial rank. The counterfactual history based on his defection to the Romans would thus probably have little major resulting differences.<br>
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Vale,<br>
<br>
Sander van Dorst <p></p><i></i>
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In my view the consequences of Hannibal joining the Roman cause would have little effect on Roman policy making and campaigning. At best he would perhaps command units of allies and auxiliaries, the major commanders being drawn from the exclusive circles of senators and the few new men. His ancestry would have been held against him and though his descendants might have been coopted into the Roman elite, he himself would stand little chance to acquire senatorial rank. The counterfactual history based on his defection to the Romans would thus probably have little major resulting differences.<br>
<br>
Vale,<br>
<br>
Sander van Dorst <p></p><i></i>
