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Having established a base in northern Italy amongst the Gaulish cities, he tried to detach Rome's Italian allies to his side.

This was partially successful, but sufficient allies remained with Rome to bolster them.

He did not have a seige train to breach the city walls, so he had to remain in the countryside, fighting the Roman forces when they thought themselves strong enough to give battle, when he would win with his superior cavalry.

Roman Fabius Maximus then maintained a strategy of avoiding battle but keeping in the hills as a constant threat. Eventually the Romans twigged at last to copy Carthages' strategy of fighting in the enemy's territory and invaded Carthage in North Africa, using also local allies. Hannibal was recalled to defend the city.

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