OCR GCSE Ancient History · J198
Paper 2
Revise: PolybiusPolybius calls them pretexts: stated reasons concealing the real motive. He portrays Hannibal as driven by violent anger, recent success and inherited hatred. Yet he also argues that Hannibal would have had a stronger justification if he had openly demanded the return of Sardinia and the additional payment Rome had unjustly extracted.
- Revise: Motives and Political Context of the Invasion
A publicly offered justification for an action, which may not reveal all the motives behind it.