Livy claims that one battle in this conflict was disturbed by an earthquake that went unnoticed by either side.
Livy claims that one battle in this conflict was disturbed by an earthquake that went unnoticed by either side. After another battle in this conflict, the losing commander's severed head was thrown into his brother's camp. Cato the Elder expressed his dissatisfaction with the result of this war by declaring that a certain city must be (*) destroyed at the end of every senate speech. The Battles of Metaurus and Lake Trasimene were a part of this conflict, which also saw one side lose the Battle of Cannae after it tired of the Fabian strategy. It ended after Scipio defeated Hannibal at the Battle of Zama. For ten points, identify this second in a series of wars fought between Carthage and Rome.
Livy claims that one battle in this conflict was disturbed by an earthquake that went unnoticed by either side.
Second Punic War [prompt on "Punic" Wars]