>Rome can lose hundreds of thousands of soldiers in the Punic

>wars separated by 20 and then 50 years
>being surprised that they had time to replenish manpower

is that dog autistic?

Did the legionary not get rewarded with land and priviliges after services?

>Tfw will never receive land to grow wine and olives

>>3302276
Even for just the first two, the losses are staggering
>>3302278
No he's cute

>>3302270
Rome had a huge reserve of manpower compared to other powers at the time, it is not surprising that they could raise new armies relatively fast.
What is interesting is that they refused to buy back their prisoners, which would have been less expensive. It really shows how the Romans were pissed and that destroying Carthage was a point of honor for them.

>>3302344
How populous, roughly, would the Italian Peninsula have been at the outbreak of the first Punic war

>>3302344

>It really shows how the Romans were pissed and that destroying Carthage was a point of honor for them

Carthage wasn't destroyed until the 3rd Punic War.

>>3302270
Romans were brainwashed to fight for the patrician class

>>3302278
The whole breed acts like spastic puppies.

>>3302952
what breed?

>>3302306
>Did the legionary not get rewarded with land and priviliges after services?
Not at that point. It first started with the marian reforms, and Caesar's daddy was the man who organized the first land donation.

>>3302270
What else should they do? Most of their losses through the three wars came from roman fuck ups rather than enemy action. Even fucking Hannibal was easily contained (tho not defeated) by Fabius and Marcellus. Even when Italy was threatened, they were still kicking arses in Spain and Greece, and Africa too.
Why would they just give up when they're never in danger of losing?