A Great War For Antiquity
POD: Hasdrubal isn’t discovered to have crossed into Italy himself and manages to link up with Hannibal in Italy and destroy the Roman Army under Marcus Livius Salinator. They then march on the city of Rome. and lay it to seige. Not wanting to see Rome destroyed cooler heads prevail in the Senate and make peace with Hannibal. I kmow this isn't the best POD but I don't see any other possible point to begin and no Hannibal couldn't march on Rome after Cannae--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
“The defeat of Rome at Carthaginian arms planted the seeds for the final and third war between the Romans and Carthaginians. As Hannibal returned to his city triumphant and victoriously and Italy lay waist to his campaign of terror, it was on that day that the Roman people swore that should war come again between Rome and Carthage again it would either see the end of Rome or the end of Carthage.”
-The Third Punic War by Lucius Vedius Aurelius
Treaty of Brundisium
Despite Hannibal’s victories throughout the Italian peninsula when the peace talks finally began Rome still could bargain from a position of strength. Roman Legions in Iberia, under Publius Scipio were still roaming freely throughout the country and Hannibal had still failed to take hold of any major city throughout Italy. So the talks weren’t dominated completely by Carthage but nevertheless the treaty was mostly dictated by Carthaginian envoys. The final treaty’s terms were this
-Sicily will remain under the jurisdiction of the Roman Republic, however the Ustica, Aeolian Islands, and the Aegadian Islands will be returned to Carthage
-Corsica and Sardinia will be returned to Carthage
-Carthaginian holdings in Iberia will remain under Carthage’s rule.
-Neither nation shall declare war upon one another or their allies for the next 50 years
-Rome will pay 2000 Talents to Carthage over the next 50 years.