> I TRIED SO HARD > AND GOT SO FAR

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>>2527495

>>2527546
Carthago DELETE THIS

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>>2528447
10/10

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>>2527495
>BUT IN THE END
>IT DOESN'T EVEN MATTER

>>2527495

When you try your best but you don't succeeeeed

Not enough salt...

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The death of the Tercio and Spain's military dominance

>>2528477
>Hannibal is one of the greatest military commanders of all time guys
>turns out he doesn't actually know what to do when the Romans put even a second of thought into what they're doing and don't rush in like retards

>>2528639
to be fair, hannibal had shown his entire hand by the time he faced Scipio, and the Romans had been taking notes.

>>2527495
>Carthagian army spends years in Italy fucking the Romans up
>Rome perseveres
>Roman army spends 10 minutes in Carthage
>Carthage pussies out
Why didn't the Carthaginians just deal with it like men?

>>2527495
ah, classic example of greatness fucked over by politics

>>2528658

> Why didn't the Carthaginians just deal with it like men?

At the time it was usually done like that.

The Romans were batshit insane when it came to diplomacy compared to others.

To them, defeat was not an option, it was victory or the complete annihilation of Rome.

>>2528540
CRAWLING IM MY SKIN