hannibal stories Flashcards
Second War Commences; Hannibal lays siege to Saguntum
Rome - allied with Spain
Hannibal - a Spartan general
Rome does not want to enter a war - but Hannibal does
Hannibal marches into Saguntius
Saguntius subjected to famine and subjected to death penalty
Hannibal crosses the Alps
why is it momentous?
IMPORTANT - Hannibal crossing alps
why is it momentous? the Romans had thought they were protected from invasion by the Alps - it was a natural border. Hannibal’s action had undermined their feeling of safety, protection, being sheltered - hence creating climate of extreme fear, tension that spurs them to act
Publius into Spain, Sempronius into Sicily
Hannibal crosses the Pyranaes
the elephants
Hannibal successes; Fabian tactics
Why was Quintus Maximus’ tactic so important and effective?
IMPORTANT POINT - tactic of breaking momentum
Sempronius met at river
many surrendered to Hannibal in Italy
met consul Flaminius - also defeated
only until Quintus Maximus
Hannibal had been pushing forward so aggressively and rapidly that Quintus Fabius Maximus realised if he just stopped him from his momentum, it would come as an untimely shock. The Romans, by attacking back to the attacking Hannibal, had been giving into what Hannibal wanted, his trap, adding fuel to a fire. this reinforces notion of adaptability
Battle of Cannae
IMPORTANT POINT - one of the greatest Roman losses, HOW DO THE RECOVER FROM THEIR LOSS?
Hannibal as one of the greatest, most clever, aggressive Spartan leaders
commanders warned that they would not win unless by delaying battle
desperation - slaves freed and made soldiers
Defection of Italian cities, Roman prisoners put to death, war in Sparta
IMPORTANT POINT: PRISONERS OF WAR IN ROMAN TIMES
Italian states transferred themselves to Romans
Hannibal offered ransom - rejected - thought it pathetic the soldiers had let themselves be captured when fighting
killed with cruel methods
brother of Hannibal Hasdrubale is defeated
