Historian Reacts - The Second Punic War - OverSimplified (Part 3)

OverSimplified: • The Second Punic War ...
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[@hazardousmaterial5492]

Best "not a year" joke ever

[@samrevlej9331]

9:51 Dude you should've rewatched the first two parts. Fabius Maximus was already dictator in 217 BC, that's when they used the Fabian strategy (avoiding direct confrontation) for the 1st time. But when his "term" came to an end, they reverted to the old full frontal attack - and then Cannae happened. So Fabius came back more as an unofficial leader, because I assume making someone dictator twice would've been seen poorly, even during a crisis like this.

[@albertrenfred7673]

35:34 Also, don’t think like that. Caesar at 32 felt insecure and thought that he would never be an Alexander the Great. Yet now a days we all at least heard of Caesar. We all still got plenty of time to accomplish great things.

[@roselandianrose5296]

Yeah don't worry Ryan. You still have plenty of time to accomplish your dreams of concurring Spain.

[@Nocti3635]

Bro your beard is fire

[@albertrenfred7673]

I’m actually really disappointed about how so many brilliant Roman generals were completely ignored in favor of focusing completely on Scipio. I know he is oversimplifying events as is his style. But like my man Marcellus was just as much of a rival to Hannibal as Scipio was, and he was only named by a name pin. And not to mention so many other commanders that won brilliant victories against Hannibal, yet were all eventually killed in action by Hannibal. It’s actually something that feel very present when reading the relevant historical sources. Like a new Roman general is introduced, he outsmarted Hannibal here and won a victory here, but somewhere along the way is killed by Hannibal. For me personally when reading Livy’s writings, Marcellus’s death felt the most tragic. He was effectively the commander in chief of the Roman army immediately after the disaster at Cannae. He was the one that kept Hannibal busy in southern Italy while Rome was rebuilding its army. Even before the start of the war he was already a figure of renown, having killed a Gallic chieftain in single combat before the start of a battle. And in all of Roman history, from beginning to the end, only three Romans in total were recorded to have such an accomplishment. And aside from a brief period of serving in Sicily, Marcellus would serve in Italy. And whenever Hannibal was outsmarted by a Roman commander in battle, that commander was probably Marcellus. In 208 BC, Marcellus would face off against Hannibal once again, but this time would be his last. The master of ruses had finally out smarted him. But even as he knew his end was near, he denied Hannibal as much gain from the victory as he could. He knew the news of his defeat would not be known to the rest of Rome’s allies in southern Italy for quite some time, and that Hannibal would likely capture his signa ring after his death. So he ordered whatever riders he still had to flee and tell as many cities as possible that any letters with Consul Marcellus’s orders were not to be trusted. And sure enough, Marcellus was killed in Hannibal’s ambush. And Hannibal indeed captured Marcellus’s signa ring and tried to use it to trick the defenders of a major southern Italian city. But when Hannibal marched up to the city claiming to be Roman allies in the south and presented a letter along with Marcellus’s signa ring, the defenders instead ambushed Hannibal and drove him off the city’s parameters. I could honestly write all day about stories of Roman generals during the second Punic war, but atlas. Still, if you have some free time, go ahead and read some historical records of the period. Sure it may be boring for 90% of the time filled with things you couldn’t care less about, but the remains 10% are filled with stories like the one I just wrote about. And these gems are what’ll keep you going when reading. Take care.

[@francistolsa7793]

You should be upfront about your credentials, without expecting people to have to do "two clicks". "Critical thinking" aside, this was a fine reaction. Thumbs up

[@zeko182]

Worst reaction ever

[@sahaibparvez]

ok