Monthly Archives: March 2011

March 21, 2011

Strategic Lessons From Hannibal’s War

Walter Russell Mead

With the world melting down and the Bard semester heating up, I’ve fallen behind in my grand strategy posts; apologies to all and I hope to catch up with a post next week (during Bard’s spring break) on Machiavelli. But … Continue reading →

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March 10, 2011

Machiavelli and Modern Civil Society

C.J. Cregg

The main theory behind The Prince is a dramatic departure from previously held beliefs concerning morality in politics. Before Machiavelli, princes and heads of state were expected to act out of morality and the understanding that good begets good and … Continue reading →

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March 7, 2011

The Grand Strategy of Rome

Walter Russell Mead

The last two weeks in our grand strategy seminar have dealt with the war between Hannibal and Rome. The Second Punic War was one of history’s great confrontations, and the struggle has echoed and re-echoed down the millennia. Hannibal’s audacity, … Continue reading →

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March 3, 2011

Second Punic War, Part One

Lucian B. Wintrich

The Second Punic War truly begins when Hannibal took siege of Saguntum. The siege of Saguntum was a reaction to the humiliating pact that the Romans forced on the Carthaginians. The pact not only limited their commercial interests on land … Continue reading →

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March 3, 2011

Rapporteur’s Report: Hannibal’s War (Class 1)

Richard Wilkins III

Professor Mead began the class by explaining why he chose Livy’s account of Hannibal’s War over those of his contemporaries. Livy’s account, he said, offered a clearer and more coherent view of the war than other accounts. But, he stressed … Continue reading →

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