“Hannibal under the double blow of so great a public and personal distress exclaimed: 'Now, at last, I see the destiny of Carthage plain!” WarAncient RomeCarthageHannibal BarcaTitus Livius Book:The History of Rome, Books 21-30: The War with Hannibal Source: The History of Rome, Books 21-30: The War with Hannibal
“Of the neighbouring princes, Syphax had been alienated after his interview with Scipio, and Masinissa had openly thrown off his allegiance and was now their bitterest enemy; Mago in Gaul was neither causing a rising against Rome nor attempting to join Hannibal, and Hannibal himself was no longer the man he was either in reputation or in strength.” WarHistoryHannibal BarcaTitus Livius2nd Punic WarMago Barca Book:The History of Rome, Books 21-30: The War with Hannibal Source: The History of Rome, Books 21-30: The War with Hannibal