... differ in their opinion about what exactly initiated battle between Rome and Carthage. Before the start of the Second Punic War, Carthage had recently faced defeat in the Sicilian War. Hamilcar Barca had not come to terms with his defeat. Polybius notes: His spirit remained unbowed after the Sicilian War; he remained imprisoned and watched out for a chance to attack. Hamilcar's best efforts would have ... when he employed his cavalry. The success of Cannae was heavily due to the domination of the Carthaginian cavalry and without their success Hannibal's army would not have defeated Rome...

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... left his brother Mago Barca with 10,000 of the 40,000 to control the Gallic tribes of the region.10 Hannibal had perceived from the results of the First Punic War that to defeat Rome was to defeat Rome itself, not its allies or colonies. And since Romans had mastery of the sea by this point in time, the only possible discourse by which to transport an army ... to Italy from Spain was over the Alps. After several battles with hostile Gallic tribes of the mountainous region and many engineering feats enabling such an army with horse ... and care, who think it long and tedious to await th...

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