User blog comment:Goddess of Despair/Season 4 battle 1 Hannibal Barca vs Spartacus/@comment-5232784-20130214231845

Okay, lets have a ball...

1. Gladius vs Falcata

I give this to the Gladius, due to being a thicker blade with two sharp edges, as opposed to the single sharp edge of the Falcata

EDGE: Spartacus

2. Trident and Net vs Sarissa

The Sarissa is a long, bulky weapon, one that can be snared by the net and broken by a blow from the trident. I doubt it will prove very useful here unless it is utilized from elephantback

Edge: Spartacus

3. Soliferum vs Pilum

I give this to the pilum, for being a longer weapon that better distributes its weight over that greater length, thus making a longer, relatively lighter weapon that can be thrown at longer ranges than the soliferum

Edge: Spartacus

I believe that Hannibal will win this battle, despite the technological disadvantages here: he will have war elephants, and will have a tactical genius that eclipses that of Mr. Spartacus

HANNIBAL WINS