The Roman trauma from Hannibal was so severe that 'Hannibal ad portas' ('Hannibal at the gates') became a phrase used to scare children, and Romans remained scared of Carthage for generations
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“It was always Hannibal ad Portis. They scared little kids with, 'Hannibals at the gates.' And they were traumatized.”
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