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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Curtisimo, post: 2809972, member: 83845&quot;]Nice examples Alegandron. I also have a collecting interest in this period but you are waaay ahead of me on capturing some great historical pieces <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>The Mercenary War was a prime example that illustrates Romes biggest advantage over Carthage. The Romans used citizen soldiers from Rome and thier Latin allies (none of which defected after Cannae). The Carthaginians used mercenaries that were impossible to control if things went bad.&nbsp; As soon as Carthage lost the first Punic War the bulk of the Carthaginian army revolted. Yikes!</p><p><br /></p><p>The brutality of that war is shocking to read about. Actually several things about Carthage are shocking to read about. It seems pretty certain (and not just Roman propaganda) that the Carthaginians sacrificed their children to Baal!</p><p><br /></p><p>For anyone who has an interest I really enjoyed the below iTunes U podcasts from Professor Hunt at Stanford about Hannibal.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/itunes-u/hannibal/id384234015?mt=10" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/itunes-u/hannibal/id384234015?mt=10" rel="nofollow">https://itunes.apple.com/us/itunes-u/hannibal/id384234015?mt=10</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Phoenician history is as fun as Greek or Roman history IMHO.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks [USER=88908]@Lutok[/USER]. Welcome to CoinTalk![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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