Hannibal: Rome’s greatest nightmare
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Hannibal in Thea Thea - The Story of Rome and Carthage
Even before hannibal's rise to power in the late third century b c, rome and carthage were such bitter foes. And so as the centuries passed, the romans and the carthaginians came into conflict, especially in sicily. That is where they first met in battle. And they fought, and it was bitter, and the romans were unrelenting. So that's why we get the story of hannibal in thea the temple in carthage with his father, vowing eternal hatred of rome.
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