Why Hannibal Let His Center Bend Backward
Hannibal's center did not simply collapse. Polybius describes a forward crescent that gave ground while the African infantry waited on the flanks.
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Sources: Polybius, Histories 3.107–118; Livy, History of Rome 22.43–61. The authors' disagreements stay labeled. Maps are original; generated scenes are marked ARTISTIC RECONSTRUCTION.
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