Very interesting reading, thanks for posting it. Hasdrubal's biggest mistake was to retreat without adequately scouting out his line of retreat first. He also should have sent separate messengers to Hannibal by different routes. From such small things are major battles won and lost.
Very interesting reading, thanks for posting it. Hasdrubal's biggest mistake was to retreat without adequately scouting out his line of retreat first. He also should have sent separate messengers to Hannibal by different routes. From such small things are major battles won and lost.Hasdrubal doubtless assumed, perhaps sensibly that sensible Roman consuls would not go chasing after him with most of the Roman army leaving Hannibal uncovered.
What is interesting about the rise of Rome isn't it representing the triumph of a series of brilliant leaders, but the defeat of a series of brilliant enemies. Pyrrhus, Hannibal, Jugurtha, Antiochus the Great, Mithridates.