CLST 201 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Pincer Movement, Philip V Of Spain, Imperium
1 Dec 2014
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After the dictatorship of flavius maximus, they burned grain, hit at night It was effective but romans didn"t like it because it was delaying victory. Managed to get romans to play his game. This battle confirmed the wisdom of the policy of q. fabius maximus cunctator. Run back, romans chase hannibals forces cavalry comes around sides and surround. Pincer movement, envelopment: carthaginian 35 000 infantry and 10 000 cavalry, a) livy- roman 48 000 infantry, 6000 cavalry. Casualties approximately 50 000 (important survivor- p. cornelius scipio junior: polybius- 80 000, 6000 cavalry. Defection of capua and syracuse- the alliance with phillip v of macedonia (with. Theater of spain- gnaeus and publius scipio (senior) versus hasdrubal, mago--> They were quite successful- from ancient patrician family great morale booster. Sagnatum captured 212 bc but both brothers scipio killed in 211 bc. Roman senate said on behalf of scipio senior wanted to take charge of army.
