Rome's War with Hannibal

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This paper uses Livy's book "The War with Hannibal," to examine the early history of the Roman empire. Livy wrote during the time of Augustus and Julius Caesar, and his personal bias must be taken into account when looking at his portrayal of history. The author looks at the causes of the Second Punic War, the history, people and politics that shaped the decisions that were made during this war.

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"Having the one hundred fifty thousand man advantage, Rome sent half of its men to present day Spain, more specifically Masillia, and the other half the Apian Way (which was a military transport road) to fight the war in Africa. The goal of the Romans march to Spain was to conquer some of their wealth and supply of natural resources. The goal of their march to Africa was to conquer the city of Carthage and take over its government."

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