The Second Punic War - OverSimplified (Part 2)

[@OverSimplified]

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[@AjuranChad]

Ok

[@MarcelSC_]

ok

[@Hayastantzi92]

No

[@alexbradley1]

“It won’t take a year, don’t worry.” I AM STARTING TO GET WORRIED

[@Maskrop]

"It won't take a year" Hm that seems like a lie... AND I'M FALLING FOR IT!!!

[@stratidemic]

Came to say the same 😭I'm expecting big things, they may take a while, but he has never disappointed

[@gamereaveal770]

Bro I’m more worried than you 😭

[@ahmetatus]

It wont take a year, it will take two years

[@kidsinstructions1542]

3 more months

[@Uniquethatguy]

Respect to over for making us wait as long as it took Hannibal to reach Rome

[@EEEEEEEE]

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[@Kaferuh]

Fr

[@South_Asian.Fascist-98]

Historical Accuracy as always 😮

[@parcorpor]

i want carthedge to win i know they dont but like i want them to and this is the best thing thats happed to me in a week and a half

[@CilperMaster]

Yup

[@chazzerine7650]

Poor Fabius. The only Roman leader intelligent enough to not play to Hannibal's game, the only leader to be a genuine threat to his campaign up to that point... humiliated for being "cowardly".

[@anthonyrinaldi1331]

To be fair the reason the Romans disliked him were understandable. His strategy was situationally sound but just not doing anything as your lands are destroyed and your enemy runs rampant will never sit well. It was the best plan in a terrible circumstances but it was impossible for the romans to stomach.

[@shironee_2384]

Having limited terms while playing waiting game is not helping him at all. The best impossible strategy

[@Athrun82]

But right after Cannae Fabius was back in power and this time he had more support as he now seemed to be the only one to actually have any idea on how to deal with Hannibal. Well until Scipio proposed to strike Hannibal where it really hurts

[@warlordofbritannia]

No…there is another *Metellus will return in Part 2, Part III*

[@ThePointlessBox_]

The guy got TWO triumphs. TWO of them. Hard to call that “humiliated”

[@hikaranus]

"it won't take a year, don't worry" i started to worry

[@9051team]

Just like a day short of a year

[@pieropopote]

🫠🫠🫠

[@G_hooob]

Same

[@Sirbattlecats-xu7pz]

Not one year about two or three

[@aussieharyono2296]

Me too

[@Highlander_Wolfman]

You know things are about to get crazy when FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER, THERE IS GOING TO BE A PART 3!!!

[@Infinitetrout37]

Not even napoleon got that honour, hannibal was truly an exceptional leader

[@TheFrenchBaguettes]

@@Infinitetrout37 which is a shame because Napoleon did so much more

[@dindin8753]

​@@TheFrenchBaguettesI would argue that Jan zizka is better than Napoleon.

[@thefuryofthedragon8715]

true

[@Cman7real]

Can’t wait

[@disciple7863]

Fun fact about Cannae; in terms of casualties per day, the number incurred by Hannibal would not be surpassed until the Battle of The Somme, in WW1. This means that in the odd 2100 years after Cannae, in the continent of Europe, no one managed to kill as many men in one day as Hannibal, and it would take inventions such as the machine-gun and the howitzer to inflict them.

[@Benjamin_Haverkamp]

Why only in Europe?

[@hostomelhorsehoarder]

@@Benjamin_Haverkamp Because ancient china turns into a lake of blood the moment anything happens

[@josephstalin9298]

@@hostomelhorsehoarderlol

[@disciple7863]

@@hostomelhorsehoarder @Benjamin_Haverkamp Exactly what I was about to say lol. Asian armies counted in the millions, but counting their casualties as a sign of tactical genius is a misnomer. Most died of starvation kek

[@wguid]

It's crazy, any chinese civil war from the 1800s would have more casualties than WW1

[@Namida-u9b]

This is the biggest “no bullshit” video by oversimplified. He really put an emphasis on how bloody this war was.

[@e.16362]

The humor was better then previous videos too imo

[@david-468]

I mean there was still some bullshit and he left out quite a few notable things but yes it was bloody

[@e.16362]

@@david-468 perhaps but I learned much more then what I thought about Hannibal. Pushing the Romans into a lake, attaching torches to oxen, making it seem like Fabius was working for him? Dude was a madlad

[@david-468]

@@e.16362 he was but if you’re interested in a more detailed and accurate account of his life I suggest the Hannibal playlist by Historymarche

[@PelicanTheSkywing]

@@david-468he did say there is going to be a part 3 so maybe more idk have a good day 😊

[@QUEfrang]

Oversimplified posting a new video is a historic event at this point

[@devrawal8241]

Yeah can't agree more with you

[@gps1300]

hi hello_hi (aka quefrang)

[@QUEfrang]

@@gps1300 hi

[@govind.m86]

Napoleon and Hannibal both being troubled by enemies that 'ran away' showcases how 'fight or flight' is truly valid. Both are good responses.

[@outerspace7391]

Napoleon was hugely invested in military tactics. He knew everything about Hannibal, Julius Caesar and possibly Senator Maximus' cautious warfare too

[@esmeraldajoyakuruppu1751]

I love how when Hannibal had people running away, the rest hated it. When Napoleon had people running away, everyone loved it.@@outerspace7391

[@user-pu4ro7hm6p]

The nervous responses are fight flight or freeze

[@OwOstrich]

wild alula spotted!!

[@esmeraldajoyakuruppu1751]

@@user-pu4ro7hm6p Everyone:Flight Romans:Fight

[@emmanueljaramillo]

For those who believed this channel died, let me tell you this channel hit us as hard as Hannibal hit Rome.

[@Ghall2708]

This channel will never die because his vids are so unique. There just isn’t anything like it.

[@londonassassin9894]

He deserves to make good all the “history” channels on regular TV …his detail delivery helps you to remember it so well.

[@BurakkuHishou]

He was marching through the alps and then the Arno Marshes to give us this episode.

[@shanmianhiyueshongdaojukei9732]

I will never see this channel died so long as the people ( such as me ) love the content.😊

[@sirpente6651]

Hope to not end up just like Hannibal.

[@crimsonizedghoul]

When the world needed him the most, he returned. Oversimplified really teaching us the history and basics of warfare before WW3 starts.

[@pikharov]

Human spirit is casually making jokes about WW3 that will claim a couple of billions of souls.

[@Slash4747]

@@pikharov Lmao with the people at the helm right now it's only a matter of when, not if

[@john-j2y]

See you on the fields general!

[@C.A._Old]

After Long Times later mann!

[@papergoat9]

Gotta learn somehow. on to hitler oversimplified

[@Matt-tz9wn]

"it won't take a year don't worry." Cutting it a bit close right now

[@AtlasBlizzard]

I think we can all agree that this was worth the wait. Hannibal was a BEAST.

[@no_name4796]

and now, an other year of wait! Yaayyy

[@haka-katyt7439]

He cooked with a whole VOLCANO

[@rossfrazier3501]

Do not encourage the procrastinating of oversimplified

[@____Carnage____]

@@rossfrazier3501 I prefer fewer better videos than a bunch of boring ones. He can take all the time he needs for all I care

[@AyanZhman-k5k]

​@@xinniedapooh then rome won

[@nightpandas7178]

I think watching his father drown in that ambush taught him everything he needed to know, use your environment, be in control, and always surprise your enemy

[@SickWarrior99]

Its very interesting to use the environment against your enemies ngl, i saw a comment on yt back then while watching a documentary about hannibal and the comment stated that hannibal used the sunrays in the battle of Cannae, opposing to the romans which actually worked out, im glad that this video tackled on how he used nature in his benefit. (I apologize if my english is quite terrible, it is not my mother tongue.)

[@Octopanda55]

@@SickWarrior99you write better than native English speakers talk!

[@pranavmanvi9311]

@@Octopanda55fr it’s always the non native English speakers with the readable comments

[@tyrian_baal]

Alot of his battles are copies of Hannibal's tactics, Ilipa 206BC comes to mind

[@spikey6694]

@@SickWarrior99I’m a native English speaker, and my god that’s better than what I can even do most of the time!

[@Ziuk1990]

The Gisco joke is actually hilarious when you understand that the Carthaginians used only a handful of male names. Imagine an army where a quarter of soldiers are named John Smith.

[@gheddafiduck8239]

Thank you!!! For years I didn’t understand that joke, now it makes sense

[@mnxs]

Thanks for the explanation. I still don't see how it's particularly funny, but maybe that's just me 😅

[@Ziuk1990]

@@mnxs I'll compare it to my own experience, since my name was shared by 6 kids in my class of 30 during primary school. If such proportions were kept during my whole life and I was assured that among those 80k men there's none named the same as I, I'd find that pretty funny ^^

[@selahanany5645]

@@mnxs Imo its a mix of being one of those corny motivational speeches hannibal gave from time to time(the general he was talking to was named gisco, so its like yeah they have many people, but they dont have YOU), and sure there are many romans but none of them have our civilization and our name(gisco was a common name because it was after a great carthaginian general). Does that make sense?

[@madhumitachatterjee6257]

​@@selahanany5645 yes, thanks friend.

[@itsParkas]

Leave it to Oversimplified for not posting part 3 for 9 months now. That's the same length as a pregnancy

[@NewOrleanslocal-i5v]

you just gave me an unpleasant image of oversimplified giving birth

[@insertuserhere1748]

@@NewOrleanslocal-i5vcan someone draw this? I need it for.. experimental purposes?

[@danielatchley277]

💀​@@insertuserhere1748

[@Safwane]

What an analogy

[@ANONYM00SE]

I don’t know how to explain it, but it feels like Oversimplified’s animation is getting more realistic.

[@The_the_Levi]

its getting better and better i dont even care if it takes a year this is a masterpiece

[@strawdavid]

Exactly!!! Thanks for pointing that out

[@thehistorianjt3929]

It feels like there’s a lot more blood. Not saying that’s a bad thing

[@backdoorwolf666]

The animation had a few more cinematic parts than past episodes. Quite epic.

[@ReneSchickbauer]

He paints from life. That's why it takes so long for new episodes. Sneaking into zoos with his buddies in Carthaginian armor to draw war elephant scenes takes a lot of work...

[@rj.trains]

The fact Hannibal’s tactics are still taught today at places like West Point truly puts into perspective how much of a genius he was

[@quinnholloway5400]

He was a great general despite some mistakes But at the end of the day, Rome still stood And Carthage fell one day before it ever did That's the tragedy of a military genius practically raised to hate Rome and to want to completely destory them Despite all the wounds he left on them, he helped them learn and become even stronger

[@fire900s]

The Roman strategy was insanely easy to play around. I’m sure these tactics were inevitable. Good on Hannibal I guess.

[@jdotoz]

Ultimately he also serves as an example of the saying "Amateurs study tactics, professionals study logistics."

[@Chadius_Thundercock]

@@quinnholloway5400what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger

[@MrBucky-ns9tt]

@@fire900sbro thinks he could’ve done it💀

[@krome4284]

Most youtubers would've held onto pt.2 for way longer to fill in the gaps and to avoid loss in view counts from it. Huge respect.

[@TheEDFLegacy]

I mean... I watched both. Didn't you?! :P

[@grim3897]

But that's the genious of Han... Oversimplified, now we have to endure the hypest hype on youtube for... "I think" time

[@Walnuts127]

Granted he is holding on to part 3 I kinda feel like he was gonna wait to finish but he do rides to release these to now maybe cuz cuz he realized it’s been a while or cuz he hit 8 million or maybe both

[@connorbosley4431]

There's a part 3 coming

[@jdotoz]

It pretty clearly looks like a trap

[@katyamarchenko231]

What order to watch Oversimplified in (updated 30/10/24): Three Kingdoms First Punic War part 1 First Punic War part 2 Second Punic War part 1 Second Punic War part 2 Battle of Hastings War of the Bucket Henry VIII American revolution part 1 American Revolution part 2 French Revolution part 1 French revolution part 2 Napoleonic Wars part 1 Napoleonic Wars part 2 The Pig War American civil war part 1 American Civil war part 2 Hitler part 1 Russian Revolution part 1 WW1 part 1 WW1 part 2 Russian Revolution part 2 The Prohibition The Emu War Hitler part 2 WW2 part 1 WW2 part 2 Cold War part 1 Football war The Falklands Cold War part 2

[@niccolorichter1488]

Why this way?

[@didan00bp36]

Think it's the historical timeline of these events

[@NewOrleanslocal-i5v]

kinda symbolic that the last vid was basically the first oversimplified video where we got peace without going into an all out blood battle .

[@niccolorichter1488]

@@didan00bp36 its definitly not

[@thedwarfking2]

"It's a trap!" "And we're falling for it!" One of the best running gags from Oversimplified. Ever.

[@sloshed-rat]

Everyone who fell for it was punished severely.

[@gtt720]

@@sloshed-rat D'ohhhh, nooo!

[@juaniroxti]

the only real trap is that part 3 is coming soon

[@FusionAssam]

​@@juaniroxti and we are falling for it

[@tequilajosephlover]

⁠​⁠​⁠@@gtt720did you say “d’ohhhh nooo”? There’s gonna be a tax for that.

[@elliotness981]

The 20% of roman men fact is jaw dropping. Really puts into perspective just how enormous the battle was and how remarkable Hannibal was

[@DhvaniAdhia]

honestly, Rome should have tried other battle tactics instead of just marching straight and they would have had a chance against Hannibal.

[@Inanimate_Chaos]

​@@DhvaniAdhia they were just to cocky

[@iconmasterpro]

​@cookieciafirst learn grammar

[@NamanNahata-zx1xz]

@@iconmasterprowhat’s the child even trying to say? I can’t understand anything except the ‘beter’.

[@BrazilianImperialist]

It wasn't 20% though

[@highdunker7740]

Fabius Maximus was an absolute chad. He was so good at avoiding conflict that they named the tactic after him.

[@StarterOffical-Jousha-lf6ig]

Yes

[@alexkaplan6581]

Bravely ran away, away!

[@miroslavsamek2816]

​@@splintercell5551You don't understand. If he charged his army into battle, he would bassicly be sending men into a meatgrinder. To put it simply, his plan was the Russian plan when Napoleon invaded.

[@afrochickenboy]

​@@splintercell5551did you even watch the video?

[@weird9842]

@@splintercell5551 All the others charged and what happened? got flanked fabius was the only person who got hannibal to use other tactics

[@kylehilfiker917]

"It wont take a year!" *AND WE'RE FALLING FOR IT!!!!!!!!*

[@forsakenplant]

🤣

[@gamingrat842]

The fact Hannibal killed nearly as many Roman men as two natural disasters is both horrifying and impressive

[@SuchDarkness]

Which ones

[@Bedouinlibya]

Hannibal was a natural disaster

[@Nibmus]

@@SuchDarknessI assume two of the ones from the First Punic War

[@Ghilliesuitsniper170]

Have you heard of Mao Zedong?

[@ajanis95]

​@@Ghilliesuitsniper170I look forward to Oversimplified eventually covering more Far Eastern wars/dynasties.

[@bobwilson1820]

The fact that this has over 2 million views in one day shows you that oversimplified has true fans

[@the94thtoast]

3*

[@adobexdd]

3.2M*

[@phone7925]

K😊😅😅

[@akmal3814]

This shows that everyone likes to learn but schools do it in the wrong way.

[@dothrakidani358]

Rome is so hot right now...

[@VietAnhNguyen-zw8oj]

I like the fact that Oversimplified makes the Second Punic War look like a true movie with incredible cinematic values. It is so engaging and serious, unlike his previous funny and lightly toned clips P/s: I guess when it comes to one of the most devastating one-day battle casualties of all time, you cannot treat it lightly in any way.

[@PhoenixAura81]

I totally agree, though it's still really funny and the comedic timing is perfect.

[@dominicguye8058]

IMO he does that regularly, not just with this series. He did it even better with the American Civil War

[@a10goesbrrt28]

​@@dominicguye8058 I feel the idea of it being a movie is more emphasized in this series compared to the others. A lot less jokes and more dramatic story telling, which is incredibly entertaining.

[@ABCXYZ-vg9gh]

"It won't take a year" I am not trusting this man, ever again.

[@celarc99]

Hey, he's still got 3 months to reach that deadline

[@mayanksingh9392]

Oversimplified has taught me 4 things: 1.) History 2.) Patience 3.) Geography 4.) Battle Strategies

[@acomputer3559]

Don't forget battle tactics

[@PrinceWinter2010]

@@acomputer3559 Annihilation. He taught me how to annihilate.

[@Clemppu]

And how to beat off huge amount of men. ...you know what I mean.

[@sebastianmurphy761]

How do jsb zjiiiidmdkkd🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@kingsly3690]

i cant wait next year to watch another oversimplified video

[@乂]

Hannibal: the original influencer, making history and viewers wait with bated breath. Also, if history class was this epic, I might have actually paid attention!

[@AProudAmericannn]

Yea I am going to recommend this channel for my teacher but since she is "Old School" she probably wont even give it a chance

[@eshin2422]

I took this course in college, and I promise my professor relayed the tale just as well. (It was also 20 years ago before YT) seriously the Punic wars were NUTS and an amazing bloody tale of human history.

[@dumpsterbabies8453]

I learned more from oversimplified than school

[@porpoise8160]

@OldMateSlater it was bought

[@vaibhavbv3409]

This is more entertaining than marvel lol

[@cba2make1up]

The Batttle of Cannae was done so well, I was genuinely taken aback

[@EEEEEEEE]

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[@himwhoisnottobenamed5427]

So were the Romans.

[@117rebel]

Badum tsss!

[@AStrangeTree]

Yea he really does justice to one of the most astonishing moments of military history

[@reshiram5284]

does anyone know the music played there

[@vergil_vt]

37:17 so that was a lie.

[@josephswenson4097]

Itbhas not been a year yet.

[@vergil_vt]

@josephswenson4097 what are they going to do wait until the last day of the year to upload part 3?

[@Stevenv3.1]

​@@vergil_vt idk I was there when he posted the part 1

[@AlternatorAI]

Honestly sad but not shocked or suprised! But it'll be worth it in the end!

[@Josh-km7zy]

He takes a while to do it all with research and animation

[@Juju3947]

Imagine being the roman who joked about Hannibal crossing the alps to confront them, then finding out thats exactly what he did. Hannibal the true gigachad.

[@Adoraholic]

​@@Gopniksquat yeah! good spirit strengthens our physical and mental capability

[@SirNobleIZH]

​@@Gopniksquat *brings in the F35*

[@DragonOfTheMortalKombat]

​@@Gopniksquat you're a nobody. You'll be crushed before he could even "face" you.

[@dogsittinggay7273]

Kinda reminds me of the guy that joked about getting a package from the Unabomber and got killed by a bomb sent by him

[@Jazz-ce6oo]

Wait for scipio

[@HoV326]

Hannibal is the definition of, "I'm not locked in here with you, you're locked in here with me!"

[@sandranaik9991]

soo true

[@Peter-jo6yu]

​@@sandranaik9991 I just love that man (no gey) too bad he's ded for 2000 years tho.. maybe if there's a heaven one can meet him there 😅

[@muqbilaldhafeeri1552]

😂🤣👍🏻

[@The_Jnrel]

"I am not trapped in a facility full of robots, you are all trapped in here with me!" - The TF2 Soldier

[@mrdictator7030]

nope, that would be Rome

[@GPhoen1x]

Oversimplified: Part 3 coming soon. It won't take a year I promise. Me: Hmm this is obviously a trap. And I'm FALLING for it!

[@beniu1305]

Next thing you know GTA VI is released before 2nd Punic War part 3

[@cubicksrube]

@@beniu1305 for real though

[@ellie.b.e.]

Clever 😂

[@Thesaneman334]

That's impossible

[@Crazy-_-_-_-__-306]

We all fell for it

[@vinsanity982]

“It won’t take a year, don’t worry “ AAAnnnd were falling for it

[@foulplayer7812]

This was well worth the wait. Oversimplified's animation quality and storytelling have continued to improve over the years. Despite the name of his channel, Oversimplified didn't rush and took his time giving Hannibal the respect and attention he deserved. Bravo Oversimplfied! This is why we love you!

[@GameFanaticBR]

Bro simplified so much that integer overflow happened, now he is dishing out masterpieces

[@randomstuff4997]

Very much so, worth its weight in gold y’know

[@Michaelthegrape7680]

What’s funny is that despite Cannae being a colossal military defeat for the Roman’s, the death count still wasn’t as bad as the storms in the first Punic wars

[@Nobody77246]

It worse, because those that died in battle not only lost their lives to the enemies, but also all their equipments, armours, weapons, money, supplies,...... All very valuable stuff in the ancient world. With 80.000 dead heavy infantry, their enemies could raise and arms SEVERAL new armies. As oppose to loss of men to natural disaster, in which at least their enemies wouldn't have such an upperhand because all valuables were lost, not fall into their hands to use against you. So yeah, i'd say Cannae was worse for the Romans.

[@pengystories7179]

@@Nobody77246yeah but @dmitrithegrape7680 never said that it was better for the roman’s he just said that the death count was better

[@Anya-B.]

Also , I can only guess that, even if the storms killed more people, not all deaths were soldiers. Many of them had to be common rowers. Meaning that, from a strictly military standpoint, Hannibal's carnage was far worse.

[@Yanxve]

@@pengystories7179 Both interpretations are fair.

[@lc9245]

@@Nobody77246but Hannibal was stuck in Italy without a proper base. The loot they had might have been a burden rather than blessing. They would have to allocate more resources to protect their baggage train. Not to mention since the Romans were defeated in their territory, they had the opportunity to recover the remains.

[@Razgriz_01]

Battle of Cannae is still crazy to read about. Imagine being a roman soldier in the middle of that formation. You run forward with the rest of the legion, then suddenly stop. You can't tell what's going on. You've been standing for a good while now, barely moving forward or backwards. You're sweating and tired from exhaustion. Then you notice that your fellow soldiers are slowly getting close to you that there's barely any breathing room. Then you find yourself getting squeezed on all sides. There's some commotion from your fellow legion, then thats when you hear it. Screams and panic getting closer and closer. Really more of a Bloodbath of Cannae.

[@tobyv6087]

sounds just like Astroworld minus the slaughtering lol

[@QuantitativeMethods]

Dan Carlin has a great trilogy on the Punic Wars on Hardcore History where he talks about some of these aspects of the human experience. It’s absolutely wild when you stop and think about it. Don’t get me wrong, Oversimplified does the best job of anyone I’ve ever seen at making history fun and engaging while clearly doing his homework on historical accuracy. However, it’s easy for us as viewers to get caught up in the flow of the story and never stop to consider what it might’ve been like to experience some of these things first hand.

[@durdleduc8520]

i was surprised by what visceral images my brain could come up with just based on the silly animations on this channel. both Cannae and Trasimene are plain horrifying.

[@DBT1007]

Battle of Can I ?

[@BeatleHD22]

Game of thrones' battle of the bastards pictures this scene very well.

[@anonnona6940]

It is incredible how the tactic of "When they attack, we run" is so effective that it was used by Napoleon's enemies as well, and was used quite effectively. A true old classic against stronger enemy out of their home turf.

[@culleno872]

Definitely the ‘home team factor’ of it’s our homeland, our people suffering, you also have to factor in that the ‘home team’s generals definitely know their land the best! To me what really does in any invading force in that scenario is the almost false morale you get when seeing the defenders “retreating” through their lands, causing you to want to push forward more intensely! Eventually causing over extension of supply lines, and a brutally desperately successful counter attack

[@aari_yawn]

It's used against everyone who crosses the alps😂😂

[@EricMorris-n5s]

MY CONTENT BETTER

[@RazorsharpLT]

Also used by Stalin's Generals in WW2

[@DJMCIL]

william the conqueror also used it to win the battle of hastings

[@Jam-og1km]

The production quality in these recent episodes has absolutely skyrocketed, the animation, the cinematography, the storytelling, it has all gone through the roof while maintaining the same simple charm and humour we know and love

[@f1uf]

It's insane that this is all by 1 person

[@thejunglecommando]

Shows to show that it’s the passion that matters

[@Kanuhandle0914]

It’s so good! But now I know it’s going to take 1.5years for every video. And I’m not sure if I want quicker videos or better production 🤔

[@KinoIsFire]

@@Kanuhandle0914 anyone wanna co-op with him?

[@tajuddinahmed3379]

And blood

[@ceddy162]

34:16 - 34:55 might be the most awesome oversimplified animation I’ve ever seen. The music, the storytelling, the camera work… Straight out of a movie

[@kemalcengic7279]

music name by any chance?

[@gamesdda3723]

Jo Wandrini - Sciophobia Used Shazam

[@kemalcengic7279]

Thanks @@gamesdda3723

[@Pari4796]

Ikr, I never expected such cute animation would send shivers down my spine

[@joanasantos367]

His work keeps better and better!

[@powelpius3203]

As a person with ADHD and a hunger for knowledge, I confirm that your videos are pure gold

[@Drytonilex]

This was probably the most cinematic, Oversimplified video I have ever seen props to. Oversimplified, they turned history into a show that I can't get enough of

[@dr.virus1295]

He crossed the Alps from Spain. He recruited Celtic tribesmen into his army. He defeated not one, not two, but THREE Roman armies with less men. He accomplished all of this in less than THREE YEARS. I'm seriously wondering... WHY ISN'T THERE A MOVIE ABOUT THIS GUY?!?!?!

[@CharaDreemurr_Undertale]

Simple answer. He gained all these achiviements *against the Romans.* Of course the Western Holywood media won't make any movies/series about it when it's their own ancestors getting their asses kicked.

[@docvince1491]

There’s one from 1959. And it’s bad.

[@scribblerstudios9895]

Would you trust mostmodern filmmakers to make a proper movie about this man?

[@miroslavhorvatov6006]

Don't wish for it very hard, it will be like Napoleon movie

[@Concentrati0n]

Honestly it would take more than 1 movie to do him any justice, probably a whole series is needed. Hollywood can't handle historical figures.

[@cactusesandlotuses]

I love how Oversimplified emphasizes the resiliency of the Roman spirit to fight as long as necessary to subliminally encourage his audience to wait as long as possible for his videos to come out.

[@big_sea]

yes

[@armaansingh4979]

Bring Part 3 fast this was one of the most enjoyable vid I have seen on KZbin... Love ur animation and style of explaining.

[@moerockha625]

It now took Hannibal less time to destroy 3 Roman armies, then it took Oversimplified to release part 3.

[@witchesbrew12]

Lmao

[@altekamerad]

03:16

[@Cl1ps13]

Crazy

[@PodeswariBaruah]

He still has not uploaded.

[@plipplop728]

I treat Oversimplified videos as if it's a world cup, once every 4 years, by then, I have a few videos to marathon~ The only miscalculation I've made here is that I didn't expect a part 3 T_T.

[@genzo53]

I prefer having 4 videos of exceptional quality a year than a scheduled conveyor belt KZbin crap. Bravo, sir!

[@EricMorris-n5s]

MY CONTENT BETTER

[@Spino2722]

@@EricMorris-n5sno one asked bud

[@MaximusSotelo]

IGNORE THE BOT@@EricMorris-n5s

[@emeldaobidike7627]

do you have million subs ? no. @@EricMorris-n5s

[@LazyContentGuy]

@@EricMorris-n5sfrick No

[@ItsSopsyy]

I Can't imagine how proud cannibal's dad would be

[@necromancedkoatle]

You sure you’re not confusing Hannibal Barca and Hannibal Lecter there

[@DumbFuck10]

​@@necromancedkoatlethat's the funniest thing I've heard all day...

[@skylar9450]

​@@necromancedkoatleLMAOOO 😭😭

[@Triplane1234]

Cannibal?? You mean Hannibal?

[@kangkanlahkar9045]

You missed a "H"

[@Crabonoe]

“Coming soon” “9 months ago”

[@Tony-dx9wf]

I know right!

[@officaltheodorefromchimpunks]

fr

[@karstenschoenberg9736]

Maybe he'll release it around Christmas

[@Tony-dx9wf]

@@karstenschoenberg9736 maybe

[@imfine7]

😂😂

[@EJD339]

I did not know how smart Hannibal was. I only knew if his name and nothing really else. What an incredible person.

[@Knserbrave]

What an incredible person as he rapes and pillages lol. I get your meaning though

[@eagle8038]

I wouldn’t call him incredible, but yeah he’s crazy smart for his time

[@morephantomz6965]

@@eagle8038 he is incredible

[@randomstuff508]

​@eagle8038 he is incredible, by definition. His genius was truly extraordinary and hard to believe, especially for the Romans.

[@DemBigOlEyes]

Well, he's about to get his ass handed to him by Scipio Africanus, soooo.

[@prithvirajsrinivasan1077]

Hannibal by now is a character so huge that even though we know Rome will win, the war is remembered because of him.

[@ShivamYadav-zm1cq]

Yes bro!

[@adityajoshi9207]

Spoiler for people who don't know that

[@Nobody77246]

@@adityajoshi9207 Spoiler? The war ended 2000 years ago. You can't spoil something that happened 20 centuries ago dumb dumb.

[@shootsure]

​@adityajoshi9207 How in the planet cant you know that Romans do win the Punic War? Is common knowledge.

[@shootsure]

​@adityajoshi9207 There's a third Punic War too, and that's when Carthage get reduced to ashes. Literally, everyone should know the Roman Empire was in Africa and Spain lol. I guess Americans are just plain clueless. Don't get me wrong, I didnt know about some battles in this video, but Roman Empire is so famous, that if you don't know how big it was, you know nothing about history :/.

[@sharchitecture8761]

Hannibal: So how many crippling defeats would you like? Rome: Yes

[@di3727]

Nah it was more like: "GET READY FOR ROUND 39, CARTHAAAAAGE!🎉🎉🎉🎉" "WHAT DOES IT TAKE FOR YOU TO DIE ROME??! WHAT?!"

[@Shuyudecatte]

Hannibal: Consul! Consul! More romans please!

[@breaderikthegreat3224]

Rome after losing 40% of its 18-50 year old male population (20% in a single battle):I didn't hear no bell

[@Cat-jh8kh]

and they still didn't fucking surrender thats crazy

[@endertraileri2007]

@@breaderikthegreat3224 they still have 60%, what could go wrong? literally?

[@Hungary_0987]

The only thing holding this guy back from 10 mil is his upload schedule

[@silqy]

I love the fact that despite all the improvements in quality of voice over, character, and scenery art, the horses are still the same from his world war 1 video

[@glad9310]

you can't improve perfection

[@janecooper7573]

True ​@@glad9310

[@TheRovW]

facts ​@@glad9310

[@mrcash69]

If it ain't broke, don't fix it.

[@ad0m_602]

​​@@mrcash69 This should become "if it can be improved, then what are you doing?"

[@SteefPip]

The "Yeah Boii!" joke probably fell under the radar but I have to point out it's brilliance because the Boii were a Celtic tribe that joined Hannibal. This is why Oversimplified is the best and this all was well worth the wait.

[@Steyurgal]

Timestamp

[@domish5]

yup i noticed this as well lol

[@philsmith5627]

​@@SteyurgalThe "yea boii!" joke is at 3:26.

[@petonomore9932]

People are talking about the amazing storytelling of Cannae, but I genuinely think that the most cinematic part of the whole video is the death of Flaminius, absolutely stunning.

[@killianmiller6107]

Honestly, the fog clearing to reveal a lake full of Roman blood is peak non-fiction

[@iguanaman03]

Honestly

[@tunia8167]

20:06

[@knightofarkronia9968]

@@killianmiller6107And corpses, don’t forget about the corpses!

[@aperson7468]

Always love but really miss when this channel would post more then one war every year...

[@aniruddhapanda136]

Now its a battle between which will come first, GTA VI or part 3 .

[@N0rmal1ty]

Both will come in about 2-2028 Business Years :)

[@FelixFroot]

💀

[@Cola_mans]

Am putting my bets on part 3 as we all know gta VI is just a fake thought

[@julien9460]

Not sparking zero for sure

[@JakeHemmingway]

I think GTA 6 will have a landslide victory in this one.

[@kainingyao7873]

The Romans: "Lay down your weapons! You are surrounded!" Hannibal: "All I am surrounded by is fear. And dead Romans!"

[@PhoenixxFlaring]

The fact that Hannibal lost 8,000 men and manged to kill 80,000 Roman men sends shivers up my spine

[@TheTrueBrawler]

@@PhoenixxFlaring It was in a battle where his forces were outnumbered 2 to 1, by the way. Hannibal was not someone you want to cross.

[@kylelandrum2490]

Amazing reference

[@kainingyao7873]

@@kylelandrum2490 To that Darth Vader meme from Star Wars, as you guessed.

[@zackiboi7451]

great star wars reference

[@itsjustbenji.]

The way Oversimplified narrated the final battle at Cannae literally gave me chills, worth the wait

[@deadlykoosh66u17]

It probably took Hannibal this long( 9 months) to reach Rome very accurate well done

[@holdentudiks2114]

The showcase for the battle of Cannae was amazing and it felt SO satisfying seeing Hannibal's strategy. Hannibal was really a great strategist!

[@starbreeze7249]

It was one of those things that required a good general and an experienced army to really notice. Hannibal is one of the biggest reasons future Roman generals would be so effective

[@bosephj.]

“There’s no way he can possibly beat off 80000 men!” It’s official this is my new favorite oversimplified quote

[@jasondyrkacz8270]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@britishtransformersfan]

Bet.

[@thetomcat_dude1588]

@@jasondyrkacz8270 you know what I mean

[@AustinSPTD1996]

*Famous last words.*

[@Haka-f3k-u]

Pathetic, my mother is stronger than Hannibal. Wait, I meant

[@jeremygilbert7989]

Glad to see you're giving this one the extra time it deserves, there's no way you could cover the entire Second Punic War in just two episodes and Cannae is the perfect pause point. Hannibal apparently never got a chance to read Quintus Ennius, "The victor is not victorious if the vanquished does not consider himself so".

[@knightofarkronia9968]

@@impluto1303Not yet.

[@intelchip_x86]

Expect like 6 or 7 months for it. I know its harsh, but its really the most realistic waiting time considering the effort that goes into it Hopefully, that one glimmer of light in my heart is right and Part 3 comes earlier, but I cant really trust it.@@impluto1303

[@TipTapTippy]

​@@impluto1303we have to wait another year

[@jeremygilbert7989]

@@impluto1303 Well this one literally just came out like, an hour ago so no, it'll be a bit.

[@swingmattuk]

As much as I love these 2 parts, and get oversimplified need to be economical with what they tell, I wish they included the Senate making Fabius’ no. 2 Rufus co-dictator and Fabius rescuing him and his forces, showing the Roman hatred of the year without a victory, but also a bit about Fabius’ character, not only being so historically significant that they named these scorched earth strategies after him

[@JohnnyKurbstomp]

I can't wait for the next annual Oversimplified video

[@shadowman8535]

Fact that Hannibal managed to pull of a victory like that in Cannae is mindblowing 🤯

[@muhammadabdurahman3121]

If only Scipio lost at Carthage, History could’ve been so different. Sadly, that couldn’t be the case. I’d love to see alternate history about what the world would’ve looked like if Hannibal Won The 2nd Punic War

[@ardasoydan9394]

@@muhammadabdurahman3121 there is an eu4 mod called post finem that came out just yesterday showing an alternate world where carthage won against romans, you can check it out

[@starbreeze7249]

It could just as easily have been a history far worse than the one we got

[@beeaggro2593]

There's. a reason it's still studied today and remains every general's wet dream

[@EEEEEEEE]

E‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎

[@shutithenry]

“It won’t take a year… …it’ll take 2”

[@Da_Benji]

probably

[@bug7767]

I think we’ll see it within the next 2-4 months

[@LucasKM7]

​@@bug7767😭😭😭

[@LEGO.0.]

​@@bug7767years*

[@anthonylombardo1261]

@@bug7767I will troll your ass so hard when your timeline is proven wrong…. And I fully expect the same from you if you’re right.

[@germanempire8678]

While Hannibal is conquering Rome, oversimplified is conquering the KZbin's recommendations in one the most famous attacking manuevers also known as "2 parts in 1 go"

[@Fireborn-o4v]

As yes a old yet effective tatic

[@gundamloverjk]

Encircling methods

[@EEEEEEEE]

E‎ ‎ ‎

[@JmKrokY]

True

[@JmKrokY]

​@@EEEEEEEEA

[@tarcat]

“Dont worry it wont take a year” Seems like an obvious lie…AND IM FALLING FOR IT.

[@krishna12645]

lets just remember that this guy writes, voices, animates, edits, and does everything all alone. just one guy is producing such amazing vids. he deserves his own TV show

[@visibletexts]

No he doesn’t do it alone he has a small team with him

[@JohnCena-r2h]

anyways it is amazing@@visibletexts

[@JohnCena-r2h]

agreed(even though it takes 1 year for him to make a video)

[@sinox5]

This could be a netflix documentary and be better than 80% of documentaries on netflix

[@krishna12645]

@@sinox5 agreed lol

[@adddddwait]

The way oversimplified does the storytelling is amazing. I was rooting for the Romans in the first punic war video, now I'm on Hannibals side.

[@andrewmarthie5062]

Didn’t you hear? Rome never surrenders

[@theres-someone-behindyou]

I think Scipio Africanis will win against Hannibal

[@labidarian]

@@theres-someone-behindyouhis name literally suggests that he invaded the heart of Africa itself

[@theres-someone-behindyou]

@@labidarian I know

[@adddddwait]

@@theres-someone-behindyou I think scipio will be the main character for the 3rd part.

[@johnmartin4119]

I hope “it’s obviously a trap” “AND WE’RE FALLING FOR IT!!” Becomes one of Oversimplified’s running gags

[@cookie_original2770]

"We RUN, AWAY" seems oddly familiar😂

[@andy1307t]

A new running gag? There's a tax for that!

[@CandyCornCorgi]

Another running gag? D’oh Noooo

[@dparag14]

Absolutely beautiful content! This is the kind for whom I'll turn on notifications. And yes, I loved how he didn't beg for subscribing & notifications. He lets his work speak for himself.

[@eusuffezzhariefelizany5732]

A running game eh? HMMMMMMM............ TO THE GUILLOTINE!!!

[@luckysyrupnavy]

35:13 "I am become vengeance" such inspirational words by hannibal

[@wintergrox205]

You know stuff gets really real when Oversimplified not only uploads, but uploads a MASTERPIECE.

[@alextheamethyst5262]

Just like Napoleon had his masterpiece, so did oversimplified

[@Theguineachannel]

Every oversimplified video is a masterpiece

[@wintergrox205]

@@alextheamethyst5262 Aw yeah

[@wintergrox205]

@@Theguineachannel True

[@TimeBucks]

The way oversimplified does the storytelling is amazing.

[@adijatbello]

Absolutely amazing

[@haqeqat7217]

nice

[@abusayedshamim]

i like it..

[@prakashjoshi4753]

Super and fabulous

[@vennilamahavlogs1924]

good

[@kaisermaximal8123]

This series has taught me that running away is a valid military tactic

[@Tvirus12]

it's just a wee rabbit!

[@IntegralKing]

well when you're facing a military genius (napoleon, hannibal, ... germans), the only way to not lose is to not play.

[@Colddirector]

@@IntegralKing It is playing, it's just not allowing the enemy to dictate the terms. Fabius could've starved Hannibal into submission or bled his army dry given long enough.

[@johnjohnjohnson7720]

@@IntegralKing Strange game the only way to win is to not play.

[@FalkyRocket2222]

​@@johnjohnjohnson7720 he just said it is playing

[@Maarz99]

I have nothing to say, Punic war part 3&4 are the best oversimplified video OS has ever uploaded. The story telling, animations, humor, even the sponser and a very fascinating part of history. Just…amazing

[@outerspace7391]

I agree

[@Aran-_-]

I would say i enjoyed the Napoleonic wars more but the best is yet to come

[@300fusionfall]

Yeah the production quality got higher with this one

[@EricMorris-n5s]

MY CONTENT BETTER

[@abelkristof1000]

Wait how? Part 3 & 4?

[@adrianchavez961]

Things I’ve done since this video was posted : -Quit my job -Enlisted in the Air Force -Left for BMT -graduated basic -lived in San Antonio -Turned 20 -lived in north Texas -broke up with my ex -ranked up -grew my hair back -currently in North Carolina -soon leaving to Tokyo…. OVERSIMPLIFIED PLS RELEASE THE NEXT VIDEO 💔💔

[@christmascritters3691]

Feel we should all start doing these lists of things that have been achieved since the last video was released so that the passing of time is put in perspective.

[@AverageWagie2024]

I guess he didn't make it to Tokyo

[@daniel8703]

Bruh edit it and add everything you do or will do until the next video comes in

[@sickomode6440]

whats bmt

[@itscat2.0]

Bro make a lot of things than me at 20 now 🥲

[@BarrinJer]

Oversimplified is the Perfect example of quality over Quantity. The animation got much better, the comedy is top tier, and the fantastic facts are fantastic! Worth the wait! We'll be back next year 😂

[@kithara36]

That’s exactly what I said.

[@TheDuke1914]

That's exactly what everyone said

[@kithara36]

@mardigmasrian5857 I am Greek Orthodox already! Psych!!!!

[@Matchy_Theone]

@mardigmasrian5857 what if we don't care about jesus bruv🤓🤓🤓

[@Baizenberg]

"I wont take a year this time" Proceeds to take 364 day just to say it wasnt a full year

[@Enby_Vincent]

Well, 2024 is a leap year, so he could take 365 days and still claim it's not a year

[@ashjoker1371]

When Hannibal was going to attack Rome they dropped the coldest line saying “Hannibal is at the gates” Hannibal was really THAT GUY

[@Xenomorthian]

Hearing that line before knowing the context it sounds odd after watching Part 1 and Part 2 holy fuck that's a cold line

[@Justaguy0111]

@@Xenomorthian He really makes you feel like you're there. I never knew the full extent of how Hannibal fucked with Rome, but I can see why he's terrifying.

[@alexanderrobins7497]

@@Justaguy0111 Reminds me of Dan Carlin’s Hardcore History series, “The Celtic Holocaust” about how traumatic the Celtic raids were, even many centuries later. I don’t know if it was related to Hannibal, but when Roman had to pay them off, the Celtic Chieftain demanded a specific weight of gold and/or silver placed on a scale. When the Romans complained, the chieftain threw his sword on his side of the scale and said “Woe to the vanquish”. Also Romans viewed the Celtics as terrifying barbarians because they were “less civilized”. Sure they were less disciplined and tactical, but the unpredictability, size, strength, and lighter hair/skin was scary to the Romans, and even more so when dealing with Germanic tribes.

[@Marunylos]

HANNIBAL AD PORTAS

[@ashjoker1371]

Salve amici nice to see a fellow Latin taker@@Marunylos

[@thisnamehaschangedthanksto8185]

This might be your best video yet. The way you presented Hannibal's encirclement and subsequent slaughter at the Cannae sent shivers down my spine and got me on the edge of my seat. This is peak narrative, and you deserve an award for this

[@ninjababin0967]

Much agreed

[@roxlife8173]

My man is glazing him like crazy.

[@karimsayedabdalraouf8207]

That's what I wanted to say, but I didn't know how. Because I didn't see a proper way to describe this wonderful part. That's what made me feel like I'm sitting in a real cinema.

[@roxlife8173]

Nvm shit slaps.

[@usegamey]

Hey after we finish the Punic war doing great so far can’t wait for part 3 New video the crusades

[@Whole_Lotta_Bengals]

I have wanted the crusades for years😂

[@Al-rashiedDaud]

Yeah, Crusade will be one of the great series...

[@KRIEG117]

Yesss please

[@Bugattiboy912]

"They did many crusades some of which almost didn't fail."

[@samstark568]

Ooo, that'd be good

[@drawmelikeurfrenchgirls]

**"It won't take a year, don't worry."** Well that's a trap if I ever seen one AND IM FALLING FOR IT!

[@HunterZTheLunatic]

Should be top comment 😂😂

[@Preix133]

"It won't take a year I promise" Last famous words

[@Personwtcats]

Isn’t it famous last words?

[@Preix133]

@Personwtcats yes it is

[@IncetarumAlt]

​@@Personwtcats double meaning ig

[@dreadshot3189]

"it won't take a year, don't worry" You've got 4 months left bucko

[@anapascua2471]

His expiration date is ticking

[@sibericusthefrosty9950]

Don't be and think like that. Let the man cook.

[@anapascua2471]

Fine but his fan-base is starting to worry sick

[@devonsmead]

@@MasterathGaming you could try using a vpn

[@samriver3677]

I came here to say this.

[@irfanmuhammadreza]

the fact that 20% of working age male population lost in one battle is mind-blowing.

[@LucasCunhaRocha]

bro, ukraine lost like 80% of its male population in the last 3 years, and more are on the way.

[@rezazorro00]

​@@LucasCunhaRochathat's why he emphasized on "one battle"

[@periodicdragonflare5572]

@@LucasCunhaRochawhere are you getting those numbers? Ukraine has a population ratio of 45.8: 54.2 between male and female with 43 Million in 2021… where tf did 15 million people go?

[@CLol11]

​@@LucasCunhaRocha Where did you get that statistic from? Putin's dick?

[@lamardavisakald4438]

@@LucasCunhaRocha Source: I made it up

[@Ari-uz4kv]

It’s been nine months already I NEED part 3 I know you’re busy but it’s been NINE WHOLE MONTHS!!!!!!!!!! I love your videos ❤️

[@IsmoiljonAlamov]

Oversimplified: Part 3 coming soon. It won't take a year I promise. Me after 6 months: Dude, Uncool.

[@Goated_Eminem]

fr bro

[@VexingWeeb]

Well it hasn’t been a year right?

[@musictomyshears]

​@@VexingWeeb if he said "coming this year" then I'd agree with you. But he said "coming soon, it won't take a year" (like other videos before)

[@psikot]

And we're falling for it....

[@Gorilla6985]

Can we even trust what oversimplified dates of video releases are at this point

[@LtMarcelo]

Not only this is a GREAT story, Oversimplified is a GREAT storyteller. And the animations are better than ever. Just WOW.

[@Cman7real]

He is the best

[@lyricusthelame9395]

Hannibal is the DEFINITION of a main character.

[@tentelite212]

And then God in the next balance change nerfed him, buffed the romans and everything ended up like last Time...Life works in weird ways

[@Prodavac]

He's him

[@TheNinthGeneration1]

@@tentelite212had he been able to unite with his brother, Rome would have fallen

[@warlordofbritannia]

@@TheNinthGeneration1 You mean had his brother managed to unite with him. Hasdrubal comes off as pretty dumb, but Hannibal really could have used that army.

[@The_Titan_Of_]

​​@@TheNinthGeneration1 Idk. You still have to remember that Scipio invaded Africa and Annibal was forced to leave italy. Aniway, for that to happen you would need asdrubal to not lose to the romans, which I think would've never happened.

[@josesanpedor3089]

Oversimplified we need a part 3 NOW 😭😭😭😭

[@Terrence5]

Oversimplified - “don’t worry it won’t take a year again” 5 months later… 8 months now… THERE HAPPY?

[@Im_Iraqi_hello]

Now 6

[@ASMR-Factory]

😢

[@timothyg4426]

He's got like 4 more months

[@metal_chiken1023]

​@@timothyg4426why not 6

[@mintyreview6794]

6

[@Bwandon08]

Quality over Quantity. We don't deserve such an amazing storyteller but we sure do need ya. Thanks Alot Oversimplified

[@Mathfornubs-ou4ho]

yes!

[@heyitsally7995]

And the Romans learned that lesson at Cannae too.

[@Bwandon08]

@@heyitsally7995 They sure did

[@rakenhammed2343]

I'm from Tunisia, the land of Carthage, and it's fascinating to discover that we didn't delve much into the remarkable skills of Hannibal during my school education. It's intriguing to explore and appreciate the historical achievements of such a significant figure from our region. Thanks @OverSimplified

[@klevish3874]

That's because Tunisia is not Carthage and Hannibal was not a member of your people. Yours just immigrated into the empty land years later once the carthaginians were wiped out.

[@tomaszcichociemny3758]

​@@klevish3874yes but he didn't say Hannibal was of his people. He just said he was from their region. Which is true.

[@Proph3t3N]

@@klevish3874actually he's probably of Arab descendant or Berber, that came even later to these lands, after Punics, Romans, Vandals, you name it.

[@samo4583]

@@klevish3874 ''Better be unborn than untaught, for ignorance is the root of misfortune'' Plato

[@pao5567]

​@@klevish3874 they were not "wiped out", they mixed. Large scale replacement didn't really happen before 1492 and modern colonialism

[@JmoneyCrypto]

i like the troll at 37:29 "It wont take one year" I see you 11 months and 3 weeks.

[@The_mystery_ov_history]

The fact that Hannibal and Napoleon were both defeated by the enemy running away says something

[@everythingpizzaandknuckles6268]

Defeated is a little strong of a word in this case

[@Sarolith]

A wise man knows when to flee and when to fight. Beside that, shame and the desire to regain your honor might also be a factor. Plus sometimes life itself is just poetic.

[@assisczar]

Both were great tacticians, but both had strategies that needed fighting, because that was what they knew, their enemies, under pressure, always realized they needed to adapt to survive, Napoleon and Hannibal always tried winning wars by winning the most battles, however, when they encountered a counter to their "strategy", ( guerrilla warfare, hit and run, buying time, scorched earth) both struggled, since their strategy was actually by the most part just using tactics to win, and if you can't count on that as a fact, their time always ended up running out

[@highdunker7740]

While that's fairly true about Napoleon, Hannibal did lose to Scipio in a 1v1 at Zama. So he wasn't untouchable, just really good at planning.

[@kairon5249]

Well, Napoleon didn't win 5 decisive major battles against his enemy (trebia, trasimene, gergovium, x2 for cannae) , decimating a third of their adult male population. He only managed to win a pyrrhic victory at Borodino, in which he abstained from any tactical pursuits and just threw his men at the enemy.