Hannibal Barca, Lucius Brutus, and the Triumph of Rome

In 216 BCE, Hannibal Barca of Carthage defeated Rome at the Battle of Cannae. After three devastating defeats to Hannibal, Rome had lost twenty percent of its adult male population, and one-third of its Senate. The Roman Republic chose to continue fighting, and eventually it triumphed in the Second Punic War.Please consider making a small donation here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://buymeacoffee.com/jiangprofessor