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"Hannibal, you magnificent bastard; I read your book!" (lemmy.world)
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[–] Lyre 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Historians regularly point out that Scipio's victory over Hannibal was a little bit too poetic in nature, as if designed to fit into a wider cultural narrative.

Not to say there never was a Scipio Africanus or anything, but what we know about him and Hannibal is heavily skewed by what the Romans thought was narratively fullfilling.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago

Historians regularly point out that Scipio’s victory over Hannibal was a little bit too poetic in nature, as if designed to fit into a wider cultural narrative.

I've literally never heard this claim before, do you have any examples of the claim being made?