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"Hannibal, you magnificent bastard; I read your book!" (lemmy.world)
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[–] sigmaklimgrindset@sopuli.xyz 12 points 6 months ago (6 children)

You see Scipio Africanus as a hero for defeating Hannibal.

I see Scipio Africanus as a villain for defeating Hannibal.

We are not the same.

(This message was brought to you by ~~Quintus Fabius Maximus~~ Carthage. It's totally sponsored by Carthage)

[–] ininewcrow@lemmy.ca 7 points 6 months ago (5 children)

Maybe this is what's wrong with the world today. What kind of timeline would we have had if Carthage had defeated the Romans

[–] sigmaklimgrindset@sopuli.xyz 8 points 6 months ago

Dude, shut up! They're gonna salt your farmlands** if you don't stop Carthage-posting!

**(the salting of Carthage is apocryphal with dubious supporting historical evidence.)

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