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Hannibal descends into the Italian plain and tries to recruit local Gallic tribes. Much of his army has fallen away by this time as they deserted or could not keep up with his march. Hannibal picks a tribe and massacres them to make a calculated example to the other tribes in the area.
— Aug 13, 2026 12:36PM
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Rome loses the battle of Trebia in an ambush. They wanted a pitched open battle. Reminds me of American revolutionaries guerrila campaign against British armies that were used to pitched warfare. Many Romans were killed or enslaved. The Consul was said to have worn a Gallic scalp over his helmet.
— Aug 14, 2026 09:06AM
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Hannibal savages Rome’s farms as Rome sends a newly raised army to challenge him
— Aug 14, 2026 07:46AM
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Hannibal’s army moving too fast for Scipio, crossing into the alps and fighting mountain tribes on the way.
— Aug 13, 2026 12:20PM
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The rise of Hannibal Barca in Spain, his initiative to sack the pro Roman city of Saguntum and cause the mass starvation of its entire city, many inhabitants cannibalized each other or killed themselves rather than be captured by the Baal worshipping human sacrificing Carthaginians. His surprise land assault begins towards Roman territory.
— Aug 13, 2026 09:41AM
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220s BC. Romans expand into cisalpine Gaul for more territory due to expanding population. Wars with gallic tribes. Consul Regulus is killed and his severed head is brought back as a trophy for the Gauls.
— Aug 11, 2026 02:04PM