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Hannibal lost his siege machines when he crossed the Alps to get into Italy. Without these machines we could not hope to take a city the size of Rome, which would have had to be starved into submission with a long siege. After travelling from northern to central Italy and winning a battle there, Hannibal headed to the south instead attacking Rome for this reason.

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in the mountains where it was too cold for most of them to survive to be more specific - in the Alps


What is a disadvantage of the alps in rome?

The Alps were not and still are not in Rome. The Alps are the northern border of Italy, whereas Rome is in central Italy. The Alps were in the Roman Empire, not in Rome. High mountain ranges make travelling more difficult and slower. That was the disadvantage. The Alps also had the advantage of making invasions into Italy more difficult. However, this advantage was relative as towards the end of the empire, the Alemanni crossed the Alps and raided northern Italy several times. It is likely that having to cross the alps slowed down reaching Italy and gave the Roman army more time to organise its counteroffensive.


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Which general led an attack on rome in 218 bc?

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the purpose of a land attack was to gain more land

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