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How Rome Conquered the World (Part 2)

So Polybius told the Romans how they had nearly lost their city because they refused to ransom their own soldiers. What was that story? Hannibal’s biggest victory was at Cannae. He annihilated the Ro… more →

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Common Errors (1): Archimedes' Heat Ray — 6 comments

Jona Lendering wrote 2 months ago: It is one of the most impressive movie scenes I have ever seen: how Archimedes set Roman warships af … more →

Tags: Ancient Greece, Ancient History, Ancient Rome, common errors about Antiquity, Medieval History, Military History, Sicily Italy, storia antica, ancient technology

How Rome Conquered the World (Part 2) — 4 comments

100swallows wrote 11 months ago: So Polybius told the Romans how they had nearly lost their city because they refused to ransom their … more →

Tags: Romans, History, Books, Warfare, Hannibal, Ancient Rome, soldiers, ransom

How Rome Conquered the World (Part 1) — 3 comments

100swallows wrote 11 months ago: Just after the Romans had gotten rid of the Carthaginians once and for all (they wiped Carthage off … more →

Tags: Romans, History, Books, Warfare, Hannibal, Ancient Rome, Virtues, Roman virtues

The sword is mightier than the pen — 4 comments

Alamanach wrote 1 year ago: In an obscure corner of the Humanities, they study a place called Serindia. Serindia appears on no m … more →

Tags: Civilization, Archimedes, Kandahar, Kathmandu, marcellus, Martial Law, nepal, Syracuse, Taliban

Hannibal — 1 comment

José Cabrera wrote 1 year ago: Hannibal Barca of Carthage (247 B.C. – 183 B.C.), a great Carthaginian general who nearly br … more →

Tags: Great Captains, battle of Cannae, Battle of Zama, Carthage, Duke of Wellington, great military leaders, Hannibal Barca, napoleon, Punic Wars


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