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In the second Punic war , Maharbal was a cavalry commander under the command of Hannibal . "You know how to win a victory, Hannibal, but not how to use it." Allegedly spoken by Maharbal to Hannibal upon Hannibal's failure , or reluctance , to march on Rome after the Carthaginian victory at Cannae .
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When started with a strong army Carthage had a strong what?
Army
How did Rome defeat Carthage in the punic wars?
By defeating the Carthaginian army in front of Carthage and forcing its surrender.
Did Carthage defeet Numidia?
Carthage did not defeat Numidia. When she raised an army to defend herself, she was defeated by the Numidians. Then the Romans declared war and destroyed Carthage.
What is a Carthage general?
One who commands a Carthaginian army.
How big was Carthage's army?
Approximately 250,000.
What did Hannibal do when Romans sent an army to attack Carthage?
He returned from Italy to defend Carthage. He lost the battle of Zama there.
Did rome defeat Carthage in the second punic war?
By defeating the Carthaginian army in front of Carthage and forcing its surrender.
How did Rome defeat Carthage in the Second Punic War?
By defeating the Carthaginian army in front of Carthage and forcing its surrender.
What was the general of the Carthage army that crossed the alps named?
hanibal
What role did Maharbal play in the Punic Wars?
He was Hannibal's cavalry commander during the Second Punic War. Notably he criticised Hannibal's failure to follow up the victory at Cannae by taking Rome. In historian Livy's words, after Maharbal's urging and Hannibal's evasive negativity, Maharbal said: 'You, Hannibal, know how to gain a victory; you do not know how to use it."[
What happend during the third punic war?
In 149BC the Romans declared war on Carthage but the army was overall inefficient and unsuccessful in 147BC when Scipio Aemilianus is illegally elected consul. He whips the Roman army into shape and leads them to defeat Carthage in 146BC. Carthage was then destroyed.
Why did Hannibal leave Italy and go back to Carthage?
Roman Scipio Africanus had shipped an army to North Africa to threaten Carthage.
