The losing side in this war had won at Lake Trasimene and Cannae, but was finally crushed at the battle of Zama, in which Scipio Africanus defeated Hannibal.
One story of this war says that before a battle, a commander noted the other side did not have anyone named "Gisgo" as a way to relieve his troops' tension. While this war was going on, one side participated in a related siege which featured such weapons as a claw that could lift ships out of water and a heat ray to set ships on fire, all designed by a man killed after reportedly saying "Do not disturb my circles." One side in this war utilized the Fabian strategy of attrition. The losing commander had the head of his brother, Hasdrubal, thrown into his camp. The losing side in this war had won at Lake Trasimene and Cannae, but was finally crushed at the battle of Zama, in which Scipio Africanus defeated Hannibal. For 10 points, name this second major conflict between Rome and Carthage.
One story of this war says that before a battle, a commander noted the other side did not have anyone named "Gisgo" as a way to relieve his troops' tension.
Second Punic War [just take Punic War after "second" is said, accept Hannibalic War or The War Against Hannibal until "Hannibal" is mentioned, prompt on Siege of Syracuse]