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Hannibal's Reforms: The Real Reason Rome Couldn't Rest — Fexingo History

Hannibal's Reforms: The Real Reason Rome Couldn't Rest — Fexingo History

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 After Hannibal Barca's defeat at Zama in 202 BCE, most Romans assumed Carthage was finished as a threat. But the general who had terrorized Italy for fifteen years was not done. Exiled from his homeland, Hannibal found refuge at the courts of Hellenistic kings—first Antiochus III of the Seleucid Empire, then Prusias I of Bithynia. This episode follows Hannibal's post-war career as a military advisor, naval commander, and living symbol of resistance against Rome. We explore his role in the Battle of the Eurymedon River (190 BCE), his stunning naval victory over the Rhodians at Side, and the political intrigues that finally drove Prusias to betray his guest. Drawing on Polybius, Livy, and Cornelius Nepos, we peel back the layers of Hannibal's final years, including his escape attempts and his death by poison in Libyssa around 183 BCE. We also consider what might have been: could Hannibal's military genius have shifted the balance of power in the Hellenistic world if Rome had not been so relentless? Join us for a deep dive into the exile who never surrendered, and whose story reveals as much about Roman fear as Carthaginian resistance.

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