Sunday Firesides: Love Your Enemy
In the aftermath of the Second Punic War, Roman citizens erected several statues — which remained standing for centuries — of Hannibal.
Hannibal. The cruel Carthaginian general who started the war, occupied most of southern Italy for a decade and a half, and terrorized Romans for just as long.
Typical of an honor-based culture, ancient Romans had a relati…
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