

When Hannibal was vanquished by the Romans at the Second Battle of Capua, Livy suggested the defeat had come about because the Carthaginian troops had become too accustomed to luxury after spending the winter there.


When Hannibal was vanquished by the Romans at the Second Battle of Capua, Livy suggested the defeat had come about because the Carthaginian troops had become too accustomed to luxury after spending the winter there.