10-31-2012, 04:54 PM
Quote:Instead of throwing the full support of the city behind Hannibal in order to bring the war to a swift and victorious end, the Carthaginian merchant aristocracy was happy enough that Hannibal bought them some time from the Romans to continue their trading.
They were slow to recognize the magnitude of Hannibal's victories. But I dunno...one problem was the failure of Hannibal to capture a good seaport, another was the walls of Rome.