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Originally Posted by skarlorn
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what really grabs my goat about SECOND PUNIC WARS is that the Carthaginian govt didn't give hannibal siege equip for attacking Rome.
Why couldn't he bring along a siege engineer to build that stuff for him over there?
it really make me sad
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It could be argued that he did bring siege equipment but either had it damaged, stolen, or left by the wayside while travelling. Didn't he lose an outrageously shit ton amount of soldiers while moving his army around, due to the elements and attacks along the way? Don't think it would be too much of a stretch to imagine that what equipment he brought may have been lost.
Additionally, Hannibal's goal wasn't necessarily to attack Rome as much as it was just to claim roman territory. Maybe he thought that he wouldn't need a buncha siege equipment if he wasn't intending to go after Rome itself? I dunno.
TLDR - them injuns in them hills done stole his catapults