It is believed that between the battles of Trebia, Trasimene and Cannae, twenty percent of Italian men of military age perished. At the Battle of Cannae alone, some 55,000 Romans and allies were killed In addition to losing all of those soldiers, after Cannae a lot of cities, towns and tribes that had been allied […]
Were Roman Generals Better Than Carthaginian Generals During the Punic Wars?
Carthage had one good general in the First Punic War, plus one good mercenary general. The good Carthaginian General was Hamilcar Barca, the father of Hannibal Barca. He fought in Sicily and never lost a battle. After the defeat of Carthage in 241 B.C at the naval Battle of the Aegates Islands, Carthage sued for […]
Filed Under: Ancient Rome, Carthage Tagged With: Claudius Marcellus, Hamilcar Barca, Hannibal Barca, Hasdrubal Barca, Hasdrubal Son of Gisco, Mago Barca, Marcus Claudius Nero, Publius Cornelius Scipio Aemilianus, publius cornelius scipio africanus, Quintus Fabius Maximus Cuncator, Xanthippus of Sparta
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