WI: Celts victorious at Telamon (225)

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IOTL, some celtic tribes were advancing across northern Italy right after the First Punic War, where they encountered the forces of the roman republic in a large battle situated in Telamon, in 225 BCE (sorry if it looked like it was AD in the title). The battle was a defeat for the celts, even though they beheaded one of the roman consuls.
But what if the celts had managed to win the battle (perhaps by having one of the celtic tribes not fight entirely naked, or by not leaving their spoils of war behind, which tied up valuable troops in its defense)?
Could the celts have sacked Rome just like they did 165 years before?
Before the battle, the roman government decided to leave all of Iberia to the hands of the carthaginians as a bargain for leaving them alone. In case the celts defeat the romans and Rome is sacked, i'd expect the carthaginians to possess territory beyond the Ebro if the Second Punic War still comes. Is this plausible?
 
https://civilianmilitaryintelligenc...e-lost-this-battle-it-might-not-have-survived
IOTL, some celtic tribes were advancing across northern Italy right after the First Punic War, where they encountered the forces of the roman republic in a large battle situated in Telamon, in 225 BCE (sorry if it looked like it was AD in the title). The battle was a defeat for the celts, even though they beheaded one of the roman consuls.
But what if the celts had managed to win the battle (perhaps by having one of the celtic tribes not fight entirely naked, or by not leaving their spoils of war behind, which tied up valuable troops in its defense)?
Could the celts have sacked Rome just like they did 165 years before?
Before the battle, the roman government decided to leave all of Iberia to the hands of the carthaginians as a bargain for leaving them alone. In case the celts defeat the romans and Rome is sacked, i'd expect the carthaginians to possess territory beyond the Ebro if the Second Punic War still comes. Is this plausible?
The population both of the Republic and the city of Rome had grown enormously since the sack of 390. Rome now had many allies whose forces bolstered their own. The Celtic tribes could have ravaged and damaged, but not seized the city. They lacked the manpower and discipline. Hannibal failed to take the city after Cannae (216) less than a decade later with a stronger and more technologically advanced force.
 
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