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Given the Spartans rigorous training did they outperform other city states in the Olympics? Did the city states use their champions as a way to assert their dominance politically? Did the city states keep count of their victors and compete among themselves in that regard?

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Was there was any apparent fear in the Carthaginian senate and the aristocracy that Hannibal winning the Second Punic war would be against their interest, that it would make him too powerful? Was there reluctance on their part to send Hannibal reinforcements and recourses needed to win the war?

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Why was the Macedonian style of warfare that proved so effective since Phillip implemented it powerless against the roman style and why didn't the Hellenic states adapt to counter it?

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Given the Spartans rigorous training did they outperform other city states in the Olympics? Did the city states use their champions as a way to assert their dominance politically? Did the city states keep count of their victors and compete among themselves in that regard?	852
Was there was any apparent fear in the Carthaginian senate and the aristocracy that Hannibal winning the Second Punic war would be against their interest, that it would make him too powerful? Was there reluctance on their part to send Hannibal reinforcements and recourses needed to win the war?	55
Why was the Macedonian style of warfare that proved so effective since Phillip implemented it powerless against the roman style and why didn't the Hellenic states adapt to counter it?	23