... Saguntum. Quoted from Livy, "Meanwhile, Hannibal took to the field and advanced from New Carthage towards Saguntum. "Rome, feeling threatened, instructed many times for Hannibal to abandon his siege, but he ignored all of their demands and eventually captured the city of Saguntum. After the fall of their ally, Rome would then send men to Carthage with an ultimatum for the Carthaginian leaders. Either they would turn over Hannibal and ... accept peace or they could choose to enter into war. Livy describes that event: "Then the Roman, having formed a fold in his robe, said ... ...

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