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Originally Posted by perseus Wasn't Hannibal betrayed by his own government refusing to send supplies and help? The lack of supply across the sea was also a serious limitation, since the Romans 'ruled the waves' by the later stages. |
Betrayed is perhaps too harsh, abandoned is a better term. The reason for the abandonment was twofold, jealousy by certain members of the ruling Carthaginian nobility as well as logistics problem due to the fact he was overstreched. Those who wanted to aid him simply couldn't reach him.