Hannibal's superior command

The modern world was profoundly shaped by the events of ancient Europe. A very notable event, the Punic Wars, signified the demise of a civilization. Motivated by economic and cultural tensions in the Mediterranean, Rome ended the last reign of Phoenician culture by defeating Carthage in the Punic Wars. Although Rome won the war, Carthage was not easy to defeat; they fought the Romans with might and proved their capabilities by winning many battles. The …

…of Rome, history would have been very different. Despite the victory at Cannae and the efforts of Hannibal, Carthage was defeated by Rome in the second Punic War. After a second defeat, Carthage slowly fell apart. Islands and interests were lost, and the people had no unity. Livy's statement regarding Rome, "No other nation could have suffered such a tremendous disaster and not been destroyed" had been proven true-Carthage was now in shambles, slowly crumbling.