For sure. Why not?
I don't think even Hannibal could have predicted his total military mastery of Italy. He basically ruled the countryside for years as an occupying force. They could have established a smithy and gotten the materials in that time.
This upsets me deeply. Atilla the Hun would have found a way, and I personally prefer the sheer grit and unbridled elephantry of my dear Hannibal Barca.
Sadly, much about the Carthaginian perspective was lost (carthago delenda est); so we'll never know if he brought an engineer who died along the way.
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