02-18-2001, 04:15 PM
Not entirely sure that's true, though of course we'd never have heard of him under the name Hannibal. If he was a Roman senator then he'd undoubtedly have had a succesful military career. To suggest that Carthage allowe Hannibal to go to war purely on the basis of personal antipathy to Rome is a patent fallacy. It's a good myth ,and convenient for Roman propaganda, 'Look at all these Carthaginians, letting they're private emotions get in the way of there duty to the state', but it can't be true. The Barcids weree hugely powerful, especially in Spain but the war had the support of the Carthaginian elite. hannibals legen comews from his defeat rather than his success. He proves Rome's strength not her weakness in the eyes of Roamn spin doctoring. <p>It's not a bug, it's a feature</p><i></i>
In the name of heaven Catiline, how long do you propose to exploit our patience..
