Well, that only works if you WIN. If you win it becomes legal. When you lose it was always illegal.
The difference between a rebellion and a revolution is success! Success makes all the difference in the world.
Hannibal’s brother ALSO crossed the Alps with elephants, even more of them! But while Hannibal kicked buttocks in Italy for sixteen years, his brother was defeated and killed. We all know Hannibal’s name, who the hell was his brother? ;)
Maybe the outcome will be different the next time...
The victor writes the history books.
...Hasdrubal, who was younger than Hannibal but older than Mago, died valiantly in battle against the Romans as he tried to bring a second invasion army to Italy to support Hannibal.
The Romans cut off his head. Then they marched it to the other end of Italy and catapulted it into Hannibal’s camp. Hannibal, who still did not even know that Hasdrubal had arrived in Italy, last saw his brother’s face …. as it rolled toward him.
Did you mean this bro?
Hasdrubal.
Force as an argument? That's Debate 101, force is never an argument for or against anything.
No, sorry, you're dead wrong. But thanks for playing.
Hasdrubal. Killed at the Battle of the Metaurus. Tiberius Claudius Nero (ancestor of all three emperors of those names) performed an exploit by galloping up to Hannibal's camp on horseback and pitching Hasdrubal's head over the rampart, to demoralize the Carthaginians.
Failure of coordination on the Carthaginians' part. Hannibal knew his brother was coming but didn't cover the descent from the passes.