Hannibal abandoned by Carthage - BBC

[bill0756]

Homies be slaughterin slobs up in dat bitch, then he goes home and starts tryin to get some respect but ain't one homey got his back. He's like, "But we been flossin and flyin all over dem greaseballs." Still no respect. homeboy's like "are you shittin me" and dude's like "no, and guess what bro, you da man who's goin with em." Then homies like "Waaaaaah!" cryin to his lady and shit.

[TheShadowwolf88]

Hannibal´s misstake was to think that Rome would abide by the rules!

Carthage itself they´re misstake was their fear off Hannibal by that time Carthage should have won the war yet they helped Rome by refusing to send aid to Hannibal!

[MannyFandango]

The casting for this documentary is fantastic.

not having a go or anything at other documentaries, but they usually always use caucasian actors with cheesy american accents!

Good on ya BBC!

[WolfytheWolf5667]

@MannyFandango

You my friend have not seen "The Eagle."

THAT'S cheesy american accents.

[cookiesandcream44]

Hannibal mastered a true way to destroy rome, this way was simply using logic, why use men to crush your enemy when you can get elephants to do it for you. But skipio used logic too, and he used it well. He sat on the side lines watching hannibals ever move so when it was his turn to step up to the plate he just read his notes and used them effectively.It is quite ironic that the only thing that could outsmart hannibals brilliant mind was hannibal himself.

[vauxala]

rome became a empire only by luck! because hannibal wasn't enhanced by army from carthage by the jealose government

[XxXScirishWarLordXxX]

@vauxala Rome became an empire by strength of arms and good generals, they survived that long because stupid carthage was stupid, and marius provided the troops for caesar to destroy the roman senate and for his adopted son, augustus I to become emperor.

[nanderv]

The mistake was going over spain.. They should have travelled to some beach close to Ostia directly (If only they knew where it was and how to navigate to it)

[cahtush]

@nanderv they couldent their fleet was destroyd by the romans

[FlamingLion116]

Romans dont play by the rules ^ ^

In fact the Romans knew exactly what they were doing, the Carthaginians couldnt send Hannibal reinforcements simply because Rome was pressing them hard on other fronts.

[Luskan1]

I love you Hannibal! Sorry can't help myself.

[biohaker]

Hey I'm Greek, I do respect Carthage and I wish one day to visit that mythical city! Although I can't compete Hannibal or Carthaginian armies, to the Greek armies and their excellence! I'm watching now the documentary, cause I did a test in facebook "What great general are you", so it said I'm Hannibal hehe :p

[ameroffsky]

2500 years and nothing has changed.

In Lebanese and even Arab politics today, the leaders are so corrupt and think only of their pockets that any leader who stands for the country is seen as a liability rather than an asset.

[nanderv]

As if Italy is any better?

[lockedNL]

@ameroffsky who cares

[DannyJamesRead]

dont forget Germanic you idiot!

[cahtush]

vandals were a germanic people

[DannyJamesRead]

So what, vandals comes UNDER Germanic not over.

[cahtush]

almost all other tribes stayd in gaul and spain. the vandals where the main and mabey the only to make it to africa

[lowkick22]

Rome today still exists, and carthage is dust

ROMA ETERNA

[Porpolek]

Ignorance is lethal, carthage DOES exist, I freakin live in it , in nowaday tunisia, it's one of the most beautiful places in Tunisia, almost 15.000 inhabitants, including the president of the republic who lives in the Carthage presidential palace.. Furthermore, carthage is home of the biggest church (notre dame de carthage) and mosque (odeon mosque) and even synagogue in tunisia.

SAVATA KARTHADCHET

[lowkick22]

The carthage of hannibal barca was burned and it's citizens sold into slavery. What remains today is the land inhabited by muslims.

[DarthFanta]

But it's no longer dust anymore that's the point, later Romans were forced to rebuild the city to create a port in the region.

[lockedNL]

@lowkick22 so what racist

[khoubabioki]

@lowkick22 you should learn a lot before writing something, you are so ignorant, people like you should not even talk to them self's.

[SternMann93]

True. Carthage sucks.

[cahtush]

the city does not the empire

[sofienmessaoud]

if the senate in carthage sent more troops to hannibal, Hannibal would have won the war and destruyed rome

[tiantian098]

Actually, Hannibal lost most of his siege weapons while he was crossing the alps, so what he really needed were siege weapons.

We can see that his army could destroy the Roman's, but with no siege weaponry, he would have no hope of capturing any cities.

[PalleRasmussen]

Rome was too large to take anyway, both Hannibal and Pyhhrus knew that. And their incredible will to fight and manpower made them very difficult to conquer. Add to that their policy in keeping their allies and Rome was almost unbeatable. You could win a battle, but after the conquest of Magna Graeca... Rome was almost unstoppable- only a united and determined Kart- Hadast could have.

[PhoenicanSailor]

Hannibals brother shoudve just ignored the senate and took those forces to Italy then when they finish with rome they can Rape the senate.

[panzermort]

i cant believe habbibal tho

its pisses me off

why didnt he just take

sigh

[HakanBoy]

Yeahh Lebanese Pride world wide

pheonician Hannibal do it well!

[Elany13]

Hakan boy :

Hannibal was a Tunisian not a Lebanese

[cahtush]

no hannibal was punic a people from lebanon. carthege was a punic colony

[Elany13]

@cahtush Punic is the same given to the people that live in Carthage , Northern Africa (modern Tunisia) . The punic culure is a derivation of the phoenician one but mixed with some native elements (such as the berber culture).

The people of Lebanon were the Phoenicians , actully Carthage was built by Phonieicians .but Carthage was independant from Phoenicia.

[cahtush]

@Elany13 yes but you call the greeks greek even if they live in krim, sicily or anatolia

[Elany13]

@cahtush : no but its different

Carthaginian people are called Punic!

not Phoenicians..They did actually descended from Phoenicians , but then they envolved in their own culture .

[cahtush]

@Elany: so probibly the greeks did too in some places. you can probibly call carthageinians boath tunisians or lebanese whatever

[Elany13]

neither , carthage is the history of tunisia not lebanon , lebanon's history would be phoenicia...both are connected , but its like USA /Uk...

[cahtush]

they are still the same people... somewhat idk im no expert

[LonelyKetchup32]

@Elany13 I tried telling that to an idiot but he couldn't register that.

[geneome]

whos that chick at the end

[gguulleedd]

i love hannibal

[pagola]

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