Rome having a bad day

[Vincent]

Enjoyed this recap of Rome's bad days

https://www.toptenz.net/10-major-roman-military-defeats.php

Starting from humble beginnings, Rome managed to make a name for itself – a name that withstood the test of time. Ancient Rome was a highly militaristic society, enabling it to subdue one tribe after another and stretch its borders to the edges of the known world. Yet, it was that same army buckling under its own weight that eventually brought Rome down. In any case, for all its glory and might, the mighty Roman army did suffer some crushing defeats and we will be looking at some of them here

Great article

[Joe Sermarini]

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One of the most amazing aspects of the Roman Republic and the early Empire's expansion was their ability to absorb enormous defeats. They did not win because they were invincible. They could lose battle after battle and just keep fighting. Whole armies were slaughtered and they would just raise another one.

[Carausius]

Indeed, Rome's ability to bounce-back from three significant defeats against Hannibal, and her ability to adapt, ultimately led to Hannibals defeat.  That, and the fact that Rome's mediocre generals were superior to Carthages non-Barcid generals.  Second Punic War coinage is a fascinating area of study.  The coins reflect the times - rapid decline in weight and/or purity (bronze weight reductions, quadrigatus debasement, emergency gold issues) and decentralized production, followed by wholesale reform and renewed purity of the denarius system after Syracuse's defeat.