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why does Scipio not honoroured, but dishonored, when in fact he is the One who defeated Hannibal. for the Senate beleive they are the reason why Rome survive the attack of Hannibal not the General. the Roman Empire have a normally standing Army of 30 Legion. 180,000 thousand , the fixed forces, not included the militias, and the allies auxilliary, which normally are more or less the same number to Legion.Rome maintain 3 Army group of 10 Legion each. One case study: The Great Hannibal have 50,000 thousands Hannibal always defeated the Roman in many great battle. the First 10 legion is in the frontage of the enemy. normally just a day to 3 days from enemy distance. but the Roman always kept the Second 10 Legion in Far Safe distance.to avoid any ambushed type engagement. but near enough to employ Rear threat to the enemy. normally weeks from the enemy distance. the Third 10 Legion mostly the most veteran. are kept in other country or in the enemy entry or exit point, in Hannibal case ... Spain. if the first 10 legion is defeated...as Hannibal have done many times, Rome simply build another 10 Legion in emergency.to take the Second Position of the 3 Army formation. but the Roman prevented at all cost any form of reinforcement.So after 16 long years without reinforcement , Hannibal force dwindled, and the rest are history. as i mention, the Roman Legion could be defeated as Hannibal did , not only once, but many times and on great battles. But the Empire need is to win the War, and not the many great battle. so weapons , shields , armour , artillery , and sinews of war , and the rank and file , the men and the general , are only pawn of war. Octavian never win any great battle...but win the War. by means of Political and Military manuever and strategy. and Julius Caesar is right in choosing him as heir. the Art of War says...it geater to win a war without battle.

Hannibal have 50,000 vs. the Roman Legion 150,000 and still it take the Roman 16 long years to defeat him.

i am very eager and waiting for that day.

i love to hear and learn more...please any body post a line by line guide in English to Latin...in the format of "like an introduction to foreign language."example;what is your name,where do you live, come from? and etc.

i love Gaul and Parthia because of the long campaign and the big battle and unique tactic and strategy being tried and use by both sides.

i never consider Scipio a good general just because he is the one who conquered the great Hannibal,it is the entire Roman military and political system.after winning a greatest battle of his life, and when Hannibal was in the gate of Rome,"to many his greatest mistake".for not pushing through.Lets take this problem,he could conquer Rome,but what would be the casualty,if the survivor is only 25,000 he will be destroy in counter attack of the Second Army.the Roman have more than 150,000 thousand against 50,000 of Hannibal. and the Roman take a Delaying Tactic Vs Hannibal. and it takes them long long long 16 years to achieved that simple goal but a very prudent Tactical Decision,but Right. and Hannibal have no way of reinforcement,the Roman navy control the sea,and the nearest land is under a very strong Roman Legion Army.but the Roman can not fight him in "frontal battle engagement" ,and ONLY after reaching the point that Hannibal have no longer have a force to win a battle.It takes Hannibal 16 years of no reinforcement, without food re supply and great casualty in the process.in that long period the Roman Legion become veteran and well feed. Lets take this Question??? Why Hannibal was not defeated in the first 10 years? and the Numidian Horsemen no longer existed, and politically immobilized by the Roman not by Battle but by political means.

i was little bit confused...as my old reading in school says that Latin is the language of the elite and upper class men who are highly educated...so normally it is use in official document and inscription... and the Greek is the language of the lower class men who have little education...so that it is the common language spoken by the common people in the day to day life, and the majority of the legioner are common Roman citizen.

it is here , on this battle , the 2 laterral attack , "2 flank tactic ", ( 2 column formation ) that strategy. Caesar learn ( I presume ) and perfected , on his future Great Battle. but as you say "If".

Help !!! if my information is right, or wrong that Ceasar was still a lacticlavuis angusticlavia, on this battle, when the 2 roman army , 1 from the north , 1 from the south, against the militias of Spartacus that the gladiator build along the way to escape on the last stand battle in south Italia.

hoping to be part of the legiones. roman wargamer