I noticed that too. It's very interesting but all the sources agree that Livy wrote that Hannibal used "God" instead of gods, and like you said this was before Christianity and Judaism had little influence beyond Judaea. Perhaps Hannibal was a monotheist? Or it was simply an error on Livy's account. Regardless it's interesting.
wait a sec,remember how rome responded to the declarion of war by sending one army to spain and one army to sicily to attack carthage?what happened to that one that was suppose to attack carthage?did it get recalled back?
wonder what would have happened if they proceeded to attack carthage........did carthage itself even have an army to defend the city? O.O damn rome should have used the tactic of "a good defense is a strong offense"
@ulongkoror well in the end they did attack carthage and cuz hanibal lost it had no army to defend it and in the 3rd war carthage was burned to the ground sadly
Scipio Africanus is the best, really. never lost a battle under his command and annihilated the Carhtaginian treat. I think all Western european countries should erect a statue of him in every country thanking his achievement!! xD
everyone always thinks that the Roman Armies were always built up of veteran, well-trained, well-equipped and well-led troops... but this only happened after Giaus' reformations: before these the Roman Armies were huge, but very,very poor
Never? I would not risk saying that. There were several finds regarding the celts, like a helmet with conical horns in Britain, the depiction on the Gundestrup Cauldron, some etruscan statues displaying either horns or feathers, and in their case it might be a celtic or autochtonus influence. I also have seen a ligurian helmet (ligurians being influenced by the celts) and there's a galatian statuette with horns too. Regarding the vikings there is one figure on the Oseberg tapestry.
@muzlinkage The Phalanx actually would've been beat by the Carthaginians because Hannibal was perfect at their one weakness: attacking a formation's flank and rear. What the Romans did at Cannae is probably what the Greeks would've done. But Strategically I think it depends on who has the initiative.
@dagon
I noticed that too. It's very interesting but all the sources agree that Livy wrote that Hannibal used "God" instead of gods, and like you said this was before Christianity and Judaism had little influence beyond Judaea. Perhaps Hannibal was a monotheist? Or it was simply an error on Livy's account. Regardless it's interesting.
dinoboy501 7 months ago
Livy states more than once that Hannibal said "God."
Yes, strange I know - since Livy himself lived before Christianity.
dagon11985 7 months ago
wait a sec,remember how rome responded to the declarion of war by sending one army to spain and one army to sicily to attack carthage?what happened to that one that was suppose to attack carthage?did it get recalled back?
ulongkoror 11 months ago
@ulongkoror yes it recalled to help protect rome
germanwolf666 9 months ago
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wonder what would have happened if they proceeded to attack carthage........did carthage itself even have an army to defend the city? O.O damn rome should have used the tactic of "a good defense is a strong offense"
ulongkoror 8 months ago
@ulongkoror well in the end they did attack carthage and cuz hanibal lost it had no army to defend it and in the 3rd war carthage was burned to the ground sadly
germanwolf666 8 months ago
Scipio Africanus is the best, really. never lost a battle under his command and annihilated the Carhtaginian treat. I think all Western european countries should erect a statue of him in every country thanking his achievement!! xD
budibausto 1 year ago
@budibausto He was one of the best Roman generals ever!
HistoryLover1550 1 year ago
I think they have a mistake at 3:16 because hannibal says 'God' while the carthaginians had a lot of gods, i think it should be 'the gods'
rometotalwarviper 1 year ago 3
@rometotalwarviper Yes I was thinking the same, but well this is a history channel program, they are the one to present Joshua war as a fact so...
Shundra 1 year ago
everyone always thinks that the Roman Armies were always built up of veteran, well-trained, well-equipped and well-led troops... but this only happened after Giaus' reformations: before these the Roman Armies were huge, but very,very poor
DaviesMotionPictures 1 year ago
He had a brain of 2 napoleons
punongkahoy312 1 year ago
i love always
natuch30 2 years ago
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Lool those celts look more like Denmark footbal supporters :))
Celts rarely had horns on their helmets, and so far nothing discovered indicates the horns looked like that.
darkdanu89 2 years ago
@darkdanu89 Rarely? The Celts never had horns on their helmets, neither did the Vikings. The whole horn on helmets is completely Hollywood.
WIDR101 1 year ago
@WIDR101
Never? I would not risk saying that. There were several finds regarding the celts, like a helmet with conical horns in Britain, the depiction on the Gundestrup Cauldron, some etruscan statues displaying either horns or feathers, and in their case it might be a celtic or autochtonus influence. I also have seen a ligurian helmet (ligurians being influenced by the celts) and there's a galatian statuette with horns too. Regarding the vikings there is one figure on the Oseberg tapestry.
darkdanu89 1 year ago
Publius Cornelus Scipio Africanus was a heroic person, not like the other Scipio's
212commandercody 2 years ago 2
he was one of the greatest general ever, but he didn't know whow to use a victory
IOANNIS2 3 years ago
He was THE greatest general ever....
makeavelyck 3 years ago 18
Alexander v.s. Hannibal... can you imagine that battle if it were possible lol
1989dman 2 years ago 2
Hannibal would win... at least i think so :)
But it would have been interesting, because both generals relied heavily on cavalry.
makeavelyck 2 years ago 2
alex would have just because he had the phalanx
muzlinkage 1 year ago
@muzlinkage The Phalanx actually would've been beat by the Carthaginians because Hannibal was perfect at their one weakness: attacking a formation's flank and rear. What the Romans did at Cannae is probably what the Greeks would've done. But Strategically I think it depends on who has the initiative.
yolanda262442 1 year ago
@makeavelyck True, and if Hannibal had been victorious in the final battle, then Rome's ascension to imperial power may've never had happened.
HistoryLover1550 1 year ago
@1989dman If it were it would've been bloody,epic, and one of the greatest strategic battles ever!
HistoryLover1550 1 year ago
@makeavelyck Yes he was! He's one of my personal faves.
HistoryLover1550 1 year ago
@IOANNIS2 True, had he took advantage of his victory then Rome would've been defeated and Carthage would've been saved.
HistoryLover1550 1 year ago