Phalanxes and Guardians speed

[PsYchOtiChiKen]

"No one posting in this forum really knows what (s)he is talking about. "

man you lost me on this one, I dont even know what your talking about?? 

Forced marches, forced marches with combat gear, and forced marches with thousands of troops while picking up food.

One of Hannibal's generals suggested training some divisions to practice cannibalism in order to simplify logistics.

[The_Templar]

...do cannibals still eat terrapins?? 

[PsYchOtiChiKen]

...do cannibals still eat terrapins?? 

We do not have any details because we do not have anything written by Carthage.  The speed of Hannibal's army came from reports written by the Romans and allies who could not keep up.  They mostly ate whatever the Italians had stored. 

The terrapin is a North American species so Hannibal's army never ate them.

[The_Templar]

?? could the carthagians not write or is there no one around that can read it now??

[PACO_666]

?? could the carthagians not write or is there no one around that can read it now??

in that march the cartagens didnt really support Hannibal, after a glorious battle he sent a messenger with the rings of Roman soliders to cartage to show that he can beat them but needs more troops, the cartagens refused... that was really sad

[PsYchOtiChiKen]

?? could the carthagians not write or is there no one around that can read it now??

Cartage was burned.  Books are flammable.  Books had to be hand copied for almost 2000 years.  The Romans did not like Carthage's version of the story.  Tyre used the Phoenician script.  Carthage was founded by settlers from Tyre and traded with them for a long time.  Odds are very high that it was a readable phonetic alphabet.

in that march the cartagens didnt really support Hannibal, after a glorious battle he sent a messenger with the rings of Roman soliders to cartage to show that he can beat them but needs more troops, the cartagens refused... that was really sad

The Roman fleet sinking a bunch of ships and taking Sicily was a problem.  It is also tricky trying to meet up without radios or cell phones.  If Carthage supply ships sailed to the wrong Italian port it would have gotten ugly.  They could not just dump supplies on the beach and expect Hannibal to find them.

[PACO_666]

Cartage was burned.  Books are flammable.  Books had to be hand copied for almost 2000 years.  The Romans did not like Carthage's version of the story.  Tyre used the Phoenician script.  Carthage was founded by settlers from Tyre and traded with them for a long time.  Odds are very high that it was a readable phonetic alphabet.

The Roman fleet sinking a bunch of ships and taking Sicily was a problem.  It is also tricky trying to meet up without radios or cell phones.  If Carthage supply ships sailed to the wrong Italian port it would have gotten ugly.  They could not just dump supplies on the beach and expect Hannibal to find them.

Actually Tyre is a city in Lebannon, 
and if they really intended to help Hannibal they could have done it, that battle he won was ETERNAL

[PsYchOtiChiKen]

Actually Tyre is a city in Lebannon, 
and if they really intended to help Hannibal they could have done it, that battle he won was ETERNAL

Lebanon is a modern state.  Same location.  Colonists from Phoenicia, the area around Tyre, sailed/rowed all over North Africa and set up a few safe places to resupply and take breaks.  One of those spots was very close to what became Carthage.

[PACO_666]

Lebanese people are the descendants of Phoenicians