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Who Was Quintus Fabius Maximus and What Was His Strategy?

October 6, 2021 By Robin Levin Leave a Comment

Quintus Fabius Maximus was a Roman politician and general during the Second Punic War. When Hannibal invaded Italy in 218 B.C., he soundly defeated the Romans in the battles of Ticinus, Trebia and Trasimene causing the loss of some 45,000 Roman and allied soldiers. After the Battle of Trasimene in June of 217 B.C. the […]

Filed Under: Ancient Rome, Carthage Tagged With: Battle of Cannae, Battle of Ticinus, Battle of Trasimene, Battle of Trebia, Battle of Zama, Gaius Tarentius Varro, Hannibal Barca, Lucius Aemilius Paullus, Mago Barca, publius cornelius scipio africanus, Quintus Fabius Maximus Verrucosus Cuncator

Quora Qestion: Why did Carthage do so Well in Their War Against Rome

March 27, 2019 By Robin Levin Leave a Comment

If you are referring to the Second Punic War, Carthaginian success was entirely due to one military genius, Hannibal. Hannibal introduced a style of warfare that the Romans had never before experienced and were unprepared for. In the two years after Hannibal crossed the Alps into Italy, Hannibal won four battles, three of them major. […]

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Book Review: Darkness Over Cannae by Jenny N. Dolfen

January 17, 2015 By Robin Levin Leave a Comment

Darkness Over Cannae is a work of art, in both the literary and the pictorial senses. It is lush with strikingly rendered illustrations, created by the author herself, which bring to life the sights one might have witnessed before, during, and after the battle. In Darkness over Cannae, Jenny Dolfen tells the story of the […]