@Snidely_Whiplash @InvictusManeo @KarlDahl @plotinus_enjoyer @sickburnbro It seems easy in hindsight but Fabius faced tremendous pushback from the Roman people and his own co-commanders the whole way. He had to bail out one of his supposed peers (Minucius) who flagrantly disobeyed instructions, attacked Hannibal, and almost got himself and his men slaughtered

It took Cannae for everyone to finally listen to him