Hannibal Barca

In antiquity war was more of a means of survival, than an establishment of supremacy. War was made because people could lose their livelihood, their well being, and their sole existence if they could not defend what was rightly theirs, not for control over a certain ideal or commodity. During the Roman Era there were people that felt threatened by this and felt they needed to do something about it. These people, the Carthaginians, had been defeated during the first Punic War and were looking to save face with a second. The out come was of equal stature but this time a newfound respect…