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"Hannibal, you magnificent bastard; I read your book!" (lemmy.world)
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[–] PugJesus@lemmy.world 4 points 5 months ago

Historians regularly point out that Scipio’s victory over Hannibal was a little bit too poetic in nature, as if designed to fit into a wider cultural narrative.

I've literally never heard this claim before, do you have any examples of the claim being made?