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By the time of the Second Punic War, Capua began to rival Rome and Carthage in city size, and this led to some friction between the city and Rome, as the Capuans wanted more power in the Roman state proportional to their size and importance. The Romans obviously rejected this and apparently a longshot offer by the Capuans to share in the consulship. Then Hannibal came, Capua sided with him, and the Romans destroyed the city after re-capturing it.

Without Hannibal though, how might the relationship between Rome and Capua play out in the years ahead?
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