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In North Africa, despite the return of Hannibal, the Carthaginians were soon defeated when Rome managed to convince the subject Numidians to rebel against Carthage. This period of conflict was rife with tribes and city-states who used the larger Roman-Carthaginian conflict to pursue their own ...
So, in our European tradition, the equivalent of thecognomen, which usually was a nickname, became the inherited part, the name that indicates our belonging to a specific family, while in ancient Rome thecognomenwas usually specific to a person, but we will see that there were also exceptions...
Enough about the Reds, let’s talk about our villains: the privileged Golds. These folks are a society of genetically engineered super-aristocrats, and despiteexpressing admiration for historical figureslike Hannibal and Alexander, they have exactly one cultural inspiration: Rome. ...
23. SIGNATURE LINE: A "signature" line of dialogue is one that is repeated throughout the story and may take on greater significance as the story/stakes expand. (e.g.: In the A-Team, Hannibal's often repeated line: "I love it when a plan comes together." was his signature.) Signat...