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- [Narrator] After the
gigantic battle at Cape Ecnomus

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the Romans were now free
to land on African soil,

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and so they did.

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The Carthaginians chose to focus on

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defending the city of Carthage itself.

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So the Romans immediately
took the city of Aspis

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and were then free to raid
and plunder the countryside.

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They took over 20,000
slaves and a ton of booty

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but then some orders
arrived from the Senate.

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Send home the booty.

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D'oh!

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But I want to stay.

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No, Steve not you.

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They mean the treasure.

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Well, we are not watching
anymore this filth.

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- [Kids] Aww.

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- [Narrator] So the other
consul left with the booty,

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leaving Regulus and his
forces on their own,

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and they began advancing towards Carthage.

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Along the way, according to
the ancient writer, Livy,

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they encountered a literal dragon.

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Now Livy was a Roman historian,

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so his account may be
slightly exaggerated.

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But this, I believe.

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As the Romans continued to plunder,

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the Carthaginian people
flooded into the city.

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Now, not only was it in a major panic,

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but it was so crowded, the
people began to starve.

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Don't panic, everyone.

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Look, I know you're all starving

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but I still have food for me.

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So, you know, it's not all bad.

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(crowd boos)

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Whoa, you're wasting your tomatoes

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and you idiots wonder why you're starving?

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Oh, well it's just more food for me.

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(emperor makes chewing sounds)

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Things weren't looking good for Carthage.

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They had to do something
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rampaging throughout their land.

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So they decided, finally, it
was time to put an end to it.

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They headed out and set
up on rough, hilly terrain

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overlooking the Roman camp

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and they prepared for battle.

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Now, while the Carthaginians were the

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traditional masters of the sea, on land,

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they weren't always the brightest.

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Case in point, setting up in this position

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overlooking the Roman camp was just about

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the stupidest thing they could have done.

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Why?

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Well, there's something you
gotta understand about Carthage.

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The Carthaginian land
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from a multitude of different issues.

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First of all, since the Carthaginians were

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rich, rich, rich, they could afford to pay

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a huge number of foreign
mercenaries to fight for them.

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These mercenaries actually
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of Carthage's forces and therefore

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Carthage's land armies were a melting pot

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of many different cultures.

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This, however, meant
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going their way, there
could be loyalty issues.

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Man, I ain't getting paid enough for this.

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You Balearic slingers better not be

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thinking of running away.

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What did he say?

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I don't know, man.

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I don't speak Venetian.

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Let's get outta here.

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Clearly, there were also language issues.

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The military generals
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but they made a lot of strange decisions.

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For example, one of the most feared assets

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of the Carthaginian army
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To a Roman soldier who had never even

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seen an elephant before, this was like

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fist fighting a literal monster.

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Yet the Carthaginians
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the elephants in the rear
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In a similar fashion,
the neighboring region

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of Numidia provided Carthage with

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the most skilled cavalry men in the world.

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But the Carthaginians often chose to fight

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on rough, uneven terrain where horses

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and elephants were less effective.

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And so in this case,
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again chose the rough
terrain near the Roman camp,

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the Romans easily sent them packing.

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Wow, Regulus.

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We're mere miles from Carthage.

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You sure are amazing.

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Yes, Steve.

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I know.

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(Steve sighs)

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Steve, what's the matter?

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We've almost won.

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I just wish I could be
as great as you Regulus.

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Steve, you're amazing.

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I mean, look at this thing.

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It's unbelievable.

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I know, but I mean like at war stuff.

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I'm such a noob, my tanks
always get blown up.

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I can't even fly an aircraft straight.

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Tanks, aircraft?

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Mow, where were we?

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Oh yeah, invading Africa,
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Everything was looking up for Regulus.

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A Roman victory seemed like
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but then Regulus realized something.

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He had been consul for
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was coming to an end.

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He knew that if his successor took over

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and he finished the job, then he would get

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the naked statues, not Regulus,

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and there was no way Regulus
was going to allow that.

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So he jumped the gun.

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You there, Carthaginian boy.

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I want you to deliver a
message to your elders.

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I Marcus Atilius Regulus, demand the total

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and unconditional surrender of Carthage.

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Unconditional surrender?

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Geez, at least lay siege and
starve us all to death first.

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Just deliver the message, punk.

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He demands your total surrender.

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What?

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Geez at least lay siege and
starve us all to death first.

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Hey, that's what I said.

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Well, boys, this Roman thinks we're out,

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but we're not out, are we boys?

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No.

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We'll do what we always
do in times like this.

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Hire somebody else to
solve our problems for us.

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Darren, bring in the Spartan.

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(dramatic musical trill)

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Regulus' overly harsh demands had had the

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unintended effect of reinvigorating
Carthaginian resolve.

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They brought in a mercenary
from the famed land of Sparta

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named Xanthippus to help dig
them out of this situation.

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And we all know what Spartans are like.

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(crowd cheers)

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Xanthippus showed up and
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He had a look around and said, you idiots.

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Put the elephants in front of the army

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so they can smash into the Romans and

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stop fighting on rough, uneven terrain.

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Find a big, flat field
so your superior cavalry

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can do their job.

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And what's this I hear
about you giving a speech,

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telling everyone they're gonna die?

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Hey, I was just telling
the people the truth.

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You're a politician.

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Lie to the people.

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(crowd gasps in agreement)

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And so Xanthippus led
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Carthaginian army to meet Regulus

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in the battle of the Bagradas River.

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The elephants, now in the front,

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smashed into the Roman
lines, causing disarray.

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The cavalry, with total
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out flanked the Roman infantry.

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Thanks to this impressive Spartan,

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the battle was a total
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And Xanthippus, for his stunning victory,

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was forced to flee Carthage

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because the leadership got jealous.

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Regulus, the Roman consul was
captured during the battle.

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Legend has it, he was brought before the

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Carthaginian council and
they made a proposition.

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Well, Reggie, not looking
so good anymore is it?

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Looks like we beat you pretty bad, huh?

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(spitting noise)

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Up yours, your Punic pansies.

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Now, now Regulus, nobody
likes a sore loser, do they?

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No.

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How about this?

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We're gonna send you back to Rome

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and you convince the Roman
Senate to surrender to us.

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If you fail though, you gotta come back

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so we can torture you to death, okay?

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Okay.

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You promise?

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I promise.

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Hey guys.

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Whoa, Regulus.

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We thought you got captured.

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I did.

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But they sent me back to
convince you to surrender.

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Well, should we surrender?

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No, never surrender.

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Give them hell, boys.

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They're at the end of their rope.

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Anyway, I gotta go be
tortured to death now.

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What?

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Yep. Part of a deal I made.

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It's a long story.

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Oh, Hey wait, Regulus.

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No, no, it's cool guys, I promised.

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Regulus, this is ancient times.

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We massacre entire populations.

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We chop pets in half.

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You can break a promise.

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No, Tim!

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You never break a promise.

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That's too far.

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And so Regulus went back to Carthage

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and was tortured to death.

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And for keeping his
promise, he was immortalized

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as the leading symbol of Roman virtue.

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Meanwhile, after their defeat in Africa,

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the remaining Roman
survivors, still in Africa,

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were still in Africa and
they needed to be rescued.

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So the Romans sent their
fleet to pick 'em up

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and bring 'em home.

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They successfully fended
off a Carthaginian fleet,

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grabbed the survivors and
made their way to Sicily.

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A great success.

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But then things took a turn for the worse.

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Sir, that cloud looks kind of angry.

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Fear not, coward.

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If we Romans can build
a war fleet from scratch

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and defeat the Carthaginian
empire at their own game,

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why then, even mother nature
herself will crumble before us.

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I laugh in the face of mother nature.

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Haha.

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See?

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Come on guys, laugh at
mother nature with me.

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Ha ha!

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(all laugh)

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(thunder crashes)

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(soldiers screaming)

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284 ships, nearly 80% of the
Roman fleet, was destroyed.

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As many as a hundred thousand men drowned

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in a terrifying act of nature.

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Never before had Rome lost so many men

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in a single incident.

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A hundred thousand casualties
for any other nation

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would be crippling.

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Any other nation would
hastily sue for peace.

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Any other nation would spend
decades trying to recover.

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But Rome was not just any other nation.

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Infamous for its unrelenting determination

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in the face of overwhelming odds,

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Rome said, well, I guess we'll just

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have to build another fleet.

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And they did.

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In just three months,
they built 220 more ships,

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an astonishing feat.

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The Romans sent out
their brand spanking new

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war fleet and they got
caught in another storm.

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This time a whole 'nother fleet was lost

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and still the Romans did not give up.

290
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The Carthaginians couldn't believe it.

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Their enemy had just lost
hundreds of thousands of men,

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had two fleets almost entirely destroyed

293
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and they still wouldn't surrender.

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As one Roman poet put it,
the victor is not victorious

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if the vanquished does
not consider himself so.

296
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In typical Roman fashion,
after a short break,

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they were once again
building another fleet.

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However, for now, after
all the disasters at sea,

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the focus began shifting back to the

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land campaign in Sicily.

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The Carthaginians, overconfident
from recent successes,

302
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attempted to retake Panormus,

303
00:12:38,429 --> 00:12:41,189
but the Romans countered
the terrifying war elephants

304
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by throwing stuff at them
and scaring them away.

305
00:12:44,460 --> 00:12:46,500
Having stopped the Carthaginian advance,

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the road was now open to the final

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Carthaginian stronghold
on the island, Lilybaeum.

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Lilybaeum was an extremely
well fortified city.

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In 250 BC, the Romans laid siege.

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The Carthaginian defense
however, was fierce

311
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and skilled blockade runners
kept the city supplied.

312
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Progress was so slow
that the siege would last

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another nine years.

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To make matters worse, the Carthaginians

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later sent possibly the
greatest military general

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of the time, a man named
Hamilcar Barca, to the island.

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He engaged in a skillful
campaign of guerrilla warfare

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behind enemy lines and for
the remainder of the war

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he was a major thorn in the Roman's side.

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For now, with the deadlocked
siege at Lilybaeum

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and the new Roman fleet at sea,

322
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things seem to be at a standstill

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and the Romans had to do
something to break the deadlock.

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Thankfully, the Roman consul,
Clodius Pulcher, had an idea.

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He tried to get things moving by attacking

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the Carthaginian fleet at Drepana.

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Now before a battle, to
predict if they would win,

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it was common for the Romans to look

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for signs from the gods.

330
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This could mean observing the weather

331
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or inspecting some cow livers, you know,

332
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typical religion stuff.

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In this case, Pulcher reportedly tried to

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feed some sacred chickens,

335
00:14:04,379 --> 00:14:07,980
but unfortunately for him
they wouldn't eat a crumb.

336
00:14:07,980 --> 00:14:09,360
A very bad sign.

337
00:14:09,360 --> 00:14:14,100
Well, he said if they won't
eat, then let them drink.

338
00:14:14,100 --> 00:14:15,899
Stupid chickens.

339
00:14:15,899 --> 00:14:17,909
We'll observe the weather instead.

340
00:14:17,909 --> 00:14:19,905
Gods, give me a sign.

341
00:14:19,905 --> 00:14:21,149
(thunder crashes)

342
00:14:21,149 --> 00:14:22,049
Ignore that.

343
00:14:22,049 --> 00:14:23,339
Okay, how about this?

344
00:14:23,340 --> 00:14:24,990
If I can get this piece of paper

345
00:14:24,990 --> 00:14:27,243
into that trash basket, we'll win.

346
00:14:28,500 --> 00:14:30,929
Okay, if I can stand here silently

347
00:14:30,929 --> 00:14:34,442
for five seconds and
do nothing, we'll win.

348
00:14:36,884 --> 00:14:37,716
(Pulcher farts)

349
00:14:37,716 --> 00:14:38,850
Ah, dagnammit.

350
00:14:38,850 --> 00:14:41,279
Pulcher chose to ignore
the signs from the gods

351
00:14:41,279 --> 00:14:44,399
and in the following battle,
the superior Carthaginians

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00:14:44,399 --> 00:14:45,870
tore them to shreds.

353
00:14:45,870 --> 00:14:48,120
It also didn't help that
by now the Romans had

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00:14:48,120 --> 00:14:50,820
removed the Corvus to
stabilize their ships

355
00:14:50,820 --> 00:14:54,420
and without their secret
weapon, it was a disaster

356
00:14:54,419 --> 00:14:56,759
and Pulcher was disgraced.

357
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To make matters worse, the
victorious Carthaginian fleet

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then went on to intercept
a Roman supply fleet

359
00:15:02,580 --> 00:15:04,350
on its way to Lilybaeum.

360
00:15:04,350 --> 00:15:06,450
As they approached,
however, they saw the signs

361
00:15:06,450 --> 00:15:09,210
of an incoming storm,
so they took shelter.

362
00:15:09,210 --> 00:15:13,590
The Romans on the other hand
said, onward men, set sail.

363
00:15:13,590 --> 00:15:15,899
We've gotta deliver these supplies stat.

364
00:15:15,899 --> 00:15:17,939
But sir, those clouds.

365
00:15:17,940 --> 00:15:20,550
Don't you think we ought to
have learned our lesson by now?

366
00:15:20,549 --> 00:15:25,549
Yes, Brian, we ought to
have, but we haven't.

367
00:15:25,830 --> 00:15:30,830
Another fleet and 50,000
men lost in another storm.

368
00:15:31,230 --> 00:15:32,820
Disaster.

369
00:15:32,820 --> 00:15:36,570
Now at this point there still
really isn't a clear winner.

370
00:15:36,570 --> 00:15:39,210
Sure, the Romans have
captured most of Sicily

371
00:15:39,210 --> 00:15:42,150
and cornered the Carthaginian
land forces at Lilybaeum.

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00:15:42,149 --> 00:15:44,069
But the continued disasters at sea were

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critically depleting their resources.

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00:15:46,139 --> 00:15:49,889
And without a strong
fleet, Rome could not win.

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00:15:49,889 --> 00:15:52,590
Meanwhile, Hamilcar Barca
was still knocking about

376
00:15:52,590 --> 00:15:54,750
and creating even more problems.

377
00:15:54,750 --> 00:15:56,940
So where do we go from here?

378
00:15:56,940 --> 00:15:59,640
How does this war finally end?

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00:15:59,639 --> 00:16:03,629
By now, the two sides had
been fighting for 23 years.

380
00:16:03,629 --> 00:16:05,759
They were exhausted.

381
00:16:05,759 --> 00:16:08,819
Their money, their
resources, their strength

382
00:16:08,820 --> 00:16:11,160
were all utterly spent.

383
00:16:11,159 --> 00:16:13,919
The Carthaginians, in
particular, were eager to see

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00:16:13,919 --> 00:16:15,870
the war end so they could get back to

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00:16:15,870 --> 00:16:17,730
trading and making money.

386
00:16:17,730 --> 00:16:20,550
So after the latest Roman disaster at sea,

387
00:16:20,549 --> 00:16:24,059
they said, look, there
ain't no way in heck

388
00:16:24,059 --> 00:16:26,009
the Romans can come back again.

389
00:16:26,009 --> 00:16:29,700
They can't possibly afford
to build another fleet.

390
00:16:29,700 --> 00:16:30,780
They're done.

391
00:16:30,779 --> 00:16:32,069
That's it.

392
00:16:32,070 --> 00:16:35,040
Recall the Navy, repurpose
them as merchant ships

393
00:16:35,039 --> 00:16:38,421
and let's get back to making some money.

394
00:16:38,422 --> 00:16:39,990
(crowd cheers)

395
00:16:39,990 --> 00:16:42,330
Assuming the Romans would soon make peace,

396
00:16:42,330 --> 00:16:44,370
an anti-war faction within the government

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00:16:44,370 --> 00:16:46,350
recalled a large portion of the Navy,

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00:16:46,350 --> 00:16:48,420
leaving Hamilcar on his own.

399
00:16:48,419 --> 00:16:51,959
The victors appeared to be
declaring themselves victorious.

400
00:16:51,960 --> 00:16:54,450
Meanwhile, the vanquished
we're getting ready

401
00:16:54,450 --> 00:16:55,830
for round five.

402
00:16:55,830 --> 00:16:57,960
The Romans built another fleet.

403
00:16:57,960 --> 00:17:00,629
This time heavily relying
on patriotic donations

404
00:17:00,629 --> 00:17:02,850
from the upper classes to afford it.

405
00:17:02,850 --> 00:17:06,360
And once again they put to sea.

406
00:17:06,359 --> 00:17:08,639
Sir, the Romans have built another fleet.

407
00:17:08,640 --> 00:17:10,350
Oh, for goodness sake, Clarence.

408
00:17:10,349 --> 00:17:11,939
Can't you see I'm busy rolling around

409
00:17:11,940 --> 00:17:12,990
in this pile of money?

410
00:17:12,990 --> 00:17:13,823
But sir.

411
00:17:13,823 --> 00:17:15,630
I don't care anymore, Clarence.

412
00:17:15,630 --> 00:17:17,670
I just don't care.

413
00:17:17,670 --> 00:17:19,470
The Carthaginian politicians made a

414
00:17:19,470 --> 00:17:21,269
fairly lackluster final effort

415
00:17:21,269 --> 00:17:25,230
with a poorly built fleet to
supply their forces in Sicily.

416
00:17:25,230 --> 00:17:27,539
But when the brand new
Roman fleet caught them

417
00:17:27,539 --> 00:17:30,210
at the battle of the
Aegates, even without their

418
00:17:30,210 --> 00:17:33,960
signature Corvus, they
dealt them the final blow.

419
00:17:33,960 --> 00:17:36,120
And that was that.

420
00:17:36,119 --> 00:17:38,099
23 years of war.

421
00:17:38,099 --> 00:17:40,709
Neither side could
afford to keep fighting.

422
00:17:40,710 --> 00:17:43,890
But the Romans showed that
they intended to anyway.

423
00:17:43,890 --> 00:17:47,820
The Carthaginians had no choice,
but to throw in the towel.

424
00:17:47,819 --> 00:17:51,089
The war had been long
and hard for both sides

425
00:17:51,089 --> 00:17:54,000
but in the end it was Roman determination

426
00:17:54,000 --> 00:17:56,160
that won the fight.

427
00:17:56,160 --> 00:17:58,410
The Romans had spent the entire war

428
00:17:58,410 --> 00:18:01,470
trying to find a way to
deliver the knockout blow.

429
00:18:01,470 --> 00:18:03,029
They learned how to build a fleet

430
00:18:03,029 --> 00:18:04,829
and engage in Naval combat.

431
00:18:04,829 --> 00:18:08,220
They developed ingenious,
new ways of waging war.

432
00:18:08,220 --> 00:18:11,460
They attempted an invasion
of the Carthaginian heartland

433
00:18:11,460 --> 00:18:13,470
and whenever disasters struck them,

434
00:18:13,470 --> 00:18:16,829
they always came back again, and again.

435
00:18:16,829 --> 00:18:18,569
The Carthaginians, on the other hand,

436
00:18:18,569 --> 00:18:21,269
spent the entire war
watching whatever Rome did

437
00:18:21,269 --> 00:18:23,940
and then figuring out how to respond.

438
00:18:23,940 --> 00:18:26,039
They were much more passive.

439
00:18:26,039 --> 00:18:28,139
And so it's no wonder then,

440
00:18:28,140 --> 00:18:30,540
that when both sides
were close to collapse

441
00:18:30,539 --> 00:18:32,460
Rome was the one who figured out how

442
00:18:32,460 --> 00:18:34,920
to go that little bit further.

443
00:18:34,920 --> 00:18:38,700
In 241 BC, the Carthaginian politicians

444
00:18:38,700 --> 00:18:41,700
sent word to Hamilcar Barca
that he was on his own

445
00:18:41,700 --> 00:18:44,880
and could choose to make peace
with the Romans if he wished.

446
00:18:44,880 --> 00:18:46,980
Hamilcar was stunned.

447
00:18:46,980 --> 00:18:49,200
He felt betrayed by the politicians.

448
00:18:49,200 --> 00:18:52,590
Some sources say he
refused to even negotiate.

449
00:18:52,589 --> 00:18:56,399
Nevertheless terms had to be drawn up.

450
00:18:56,400 --> 00:18:58,800
Well Hammy, I'm glad you Carthaginians

451
00:18:58,799 --> 00:19:00,599
have finally come to your senses and

452
00:19:00,599 --> 00:19:03,119
recognized who the true winner is.

453
00:19:03,119 --> 00:19:04,529
How many fleets did you lose?

454
00:19:04,529 --> 00:19:05,363
Blah, blah, blah.

455
00:19:05,363 --> 00:19:06,779
Okay, here are our terms.

456
00:19:06,779 --> 00:19:09,899
You leave Sicily to us and
return all of our prisoners.

457
00:19:09,900 --> 00:19:11,880
You're not allowed to
make war against Syracuse

458
00:19:11,880 --> 00:19:13,800
or her allies and you have to pay us

459
00:19:13,799 --> 00:19:17,549
2200 talents of silver
over the next 20 years.

460
00:19:17,549 --> 00:19:19,319
What's a talent of silver?

461
00:19:19,319 --> 00:19:21,089
Well, to put it in perspective,

462
00:19:21,089 --> 00:19:23,639
in the year 2022, that'll be worth around,

463
00:19:23,640 --> 00:19:25,740
let's say 40 million U.S. dollars.

464
00:19:25,740 --> 00:19:27,329
Ay caramba!

465
00:19:27,329 --> 00:19:28,619
That will cripple us.

466
00:19:28,619 --> 00:19:30,659
Wow, we got a real smart guy over here.

467
00:19:30,660 --> 00:19:32,790
Yeah, that's kind of
the point, you dingus.

468
00:19:32,789 --> 00:19:33,623
Ugh.

469
00:19:33,623 --> 00:19:35,370
I guess I have no choice.

470
00:19:35,369 --> 00:19:36,202
I accept.

471
00:19:36,202 --> 00:19:37,036
Great.

472
00:19:37,036 --> 00:19:38,910
Oh, by the way, we changed our minds.

473
00:19:38,910 --> 00:19:41,160
You actually have to pay us 3,200 talents

474
00:19:41,160 --> 00:19:42,570
of silver over 10 years.

475
00:19:42,569 --> 00:19:43,470
Thanks for accepting.

476
00:19:43,470 --> 00:19:44,303
Dude!

477
00:19:44,303 --> 00:19:45,136
See you later.

478
00:19:45,135 --> 00:19:47,012
Hey, you didn't let me say uncool.

479
00:19:48,150 --> 00:19:49,680
He didn't let me say uncool.

480
00:19:49,680 --> 00:19:51,870
The treaty was extremely punishing,

481
00:19:51,869 --> 00:19:54,239
and by switching up the
terms at the last minute

482
00:19:54,240 --> 00:19:56,700
they enraged the Carthaginians,

483
00:19:56,700 --> 00:19:59,610
but still one of the longest and deadliest

484
00:19:59,609 --> 00:20:03,209
wars at the time was finally over.

485
00:20:03,210 --> 00:20:05,160
The Romans had won.

486
00:20:05,160 --> 00:20:07,920
They achieved their aim of gaining Sicily.

487
00:20:07,920 --> 00:20:09,870
And even though it wasn't
part of the peace deal

488
00:20:09,869 --> 00:20:12,000
they took advantage of a weakened Carthage

489
00:20:12,000 --> 00:20:14,970
and grabbed Corsica and Sardinia as well.

490
00:20:14,970 --> 00:20:19,589
Roman expansion beyond the
Italian peninsula had just begun.

491
00:20:19,589 --> 00:20:21,839
The Romans hoped that
now the Carthaginians

492
00:20:21,839 --> 00:20:23,759
would forever be under their thumb.

493
00:20:23,759 --> 00:20:26,490
Unfortunately, the harsh terms they placed

494
00:20:26,490 --> 00:20:28,529
on the Carthaginians at the end of the war

495
00:20:28,529 --> 00:20:30,420
left a growing anger.

496
00:20:30,420 --> 00:20:33,630
One that would come back to haunt them.

497
00:20:33,630 --> 00:20:36,960
One day, Carthage will have its revenge.

498
00:20:36,960 --> 00:20:38,009
That's nice dear.

499
00:20:38,009 --> 00:20:39,269
I'm serious woman.

500
00:20:39,269 --> 00:20:43,500
Maybe not in my lifetime,
but perhaps in his.

501
00:20:43,500 --> 00:20:48,500
My beautiful son, you are
born into a momentous destiny.

502
00:20:50,670 --> 00:20:53,970
You shall be Rome's greatest enemy.

503
00:20:53,970 --> 00:20:56,519
You'll tear Rome limb from limb.

504
00:20:56,519 --> 00:20:59,759
You'll burn their pathetic
city into the ground.

505
00:20:59,759 --> 00:21:04,109
You'll slaughter their people,
men, women and children.

506
00:21:04,109 --> 00:21:09,109
My child, you are vengeance.

507
00:21:09,180 --> 00:21:11,549
Stop telling our baby he's vengeance.

508
00:21:11,549 --> 00:21:14,519
But he is Barbara, he's vengeance.

509
00:21:14,519 --> 00:21:18,809
That may be so someday, but
for now our son has a name

510
00:21:18,809 --> 00:21:21,210
and you should call him that instead.

511
00:21:21,210 --> 00:21:24,156
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destroy your enemies in style.

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(upbeat music)

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