User blog comment:Goddess of Despair/Season 4 battle 1 Hannibal Barca vs Spartacus/@comment-4552610-20130214023856

Undead RVD's "Banes of Rome" Edges:

Close Range: I'm backing the Falcata. Its wicked blade will allow Hannibal to get around Spartacus' shield and allow for easy stabbing without causing stress to the wrist.
 * EDGE: Hannibal

Mid Range: While the Sarissa is overly long, it is like a pike: If each unit uses it in a formation, nearly no one will get past them alive. That's why pikemen were so deadly back then. And with Hannibal's amazing tactical skills, he would probably do that. The Trident is a sweet weapon but it doesn't have the reach or capability.
 * Hannibal

Long Range: The Pilum, when used, would have its shank bent and such into the enemy and his shield and cause it to be not only not reusable but also a hinder to whatever it was stuck in.
 * EDGE: Spartacus

Shield: The Scutum is the superior shield do to its larger area.
 * EDGE: Spartacus

Overall: Hannibal gets my vote. While Spartacus has the superior metallurgy, Hannibal trumps him in experience, tactics and brutality. Spartacus was primarily a slave fighter and his rebellion died off faster and with a greater level of failure than Hannibal's campaign. Hannibal failed because he didn't he pretty much ran out of resources, but even then, he gave the Romans a nightmare caused the greatest slaughter of Romans. Spartacus and his rebellion died out pretty fast compared to Hannibal's work. Overall, Hannibal is too experienced, too tactical and too damn brutal for Spartacus.
 * VOTE: HANNIBAL BARCA