Joyce Carol OatesThe folly of war is that it can have no natural end except in the extinction an entire people.
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Hannibal’s famous quote, “The folly of war is that it can have no natural end except in the extinction an entire people.” was a testament to his personal experience with war. He was a Roman general who instigated the Second Punic War against Rome by starting a series of wars against them and Carthage. The wars lasted for twenty-three years and, after the final one ended, Hannibal and his Carthaginian army had been defeated and expelled from their homeland. The defeat of Hannibal and the destruction of Carthage was a significant moment in history as it marked the end of the Second Punic War and the beginning of the Roman Empire as we know it today.
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