Weaker enemies, by design, do not threaten stronger powers existentially; ‘proportionality’ means stalemate. From the Punic Wars (264–146 b.c.) and the Hundred Years War (1337–1453) to the ...

The Punic Wars began in 264 BCE. At that time, Rome had yet to send a legion outside the confines of the Italian Peninsula.

The film depicts the strategic military maneuvers during the Second Punic War, focusing on the conflict between Rome and Hannibal. A Roman senator reflects on his past, where he saved his father from ...