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Not only fleets. They lost their army, rebuilt it, lost it again, rebuilt it again, then went and lost it again, and rebuilt it again. They never beat Hannibal while he was in Italy, so they decided to try out something else and invaded Carthage instead, where they finally managed to defeat Hannibal in the battle of Zama. The second punic war was wild.
Well, First Punic War is what was being referenced here, the Second Punic War the Romans mostly dominated the seas.
Sounds like a closely matched RTS game
Explanation: The Roman Republic had not one, but MULTIPLE fleets completely destroyed during the First Punic War with Carthage. Not quitters, those Romans. Eventually they managed to win the war.
Currently relistening to Punic Nightmares, and yeah... The Romans, in modern parlance, had no chill.
Tends to happen when your second, most prominent religion is the cult of Mars.
Could also say "When EVERY god is a god of war (and agriculture)"
Missed opportunity:
The Romans were a bit pigheaded.