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[–] PugJesus 7 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Explanation: Scipio Africanus was the Roman general who defeated the Carthaginian general Hannibal, effectively ending the Second Punic War. Years later they met at the feast of a neutral king, and ended up talking a bit about old times and who they considered the best military commander of all time (Hannibal said, "Alexander the Great, Pyrrhus of Epirus, and myself, in that order"). Hannibal even invited Scipio to come stay with him while they were both there, but Scipio had to decline, citing that he would love to, but that his fellow Romans would view such a thing with suspicion.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Imagine deciding to go to war based on some hag in a cave huffing volcanic gasses, and eating shrooms. Lol.

The oracle definitely played a large role in antiquity but the concept is nuts now

[–] PugJesus 5 points 3 months ago

[–] Nuke_the_whales 4 points 3 months ago

Yeah, now world leaders talk to an invisible man in the sky before going to war. Far less crazy