Gnaeus Scipio earned the cognomen Asina by losing a battle to a commander with this given name at Lipari Islands; that man was defeated at Mylae by the first force to use the corvus. According to Polybius, a man with this name known as "Monomachus" advised another with this name to accustom his men to cannibalism for a march that included fights against the Allobroges; after that march, the latter man with this name won a cavalry fight at Ticinus [tih-KEE-nus]. By placing weaker Iberians and Gauls at the center and (*) flanking with Numidian horsemen, a general with this name created a double envelopment against the forces of Paullus and Varr
Gnaeus Scipio earned the cognomen Asina by losing a battle to a commander with this given name at Lipari Islands; that man was defeated at Mylae by the first force to use the corvus. According to Polybius, a man with this name known as "Monomachus" advised another with this name to accustom his men to cannibalism for a march that included fights against the Allobroges; after that march, the latter man with this name won a cavalry fight at Ticinus [tih-KEE-nus]. By placing weaker Iberians and Gauls at the center and (*) flanking with Numidian horsemen, a general with this name created a double envelopment against the forces of Paullus and Varro. Fabius Cunctator used delaying tactics against that man, who won battles at Trebia and Trasimene. For 10 points, what name belonged to the Carthaginian victor of Cannae [CAN-eye] who crossed the Alps?
Gnaeus Scipio earned the cognomen Asina by losing a battle to a commander with this given name at Lipari Islands; that man was defeated at Mylae by the first force to use the corvus.
Hannibal (Gisco, Monomachus, or Barca) &lt;AF, Ancient&gt;