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Old 10-27-2006, 11:03 AM   #3 (permalink)
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Hannibal needed the support of the Italian city states. He never got those. His logistics didn't allow him to attack Rome or any other heavily fortified city. You will note that he stayed in the country side during his time in Italy, never once taking and holding a city.
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