During the first Punic war, Carthage lost every single land battle to Rome. When the Romans landed their legions near the capital and began marching towards the great city of Carthage, the situation became really hopeless.
All this time, the Carthaginians were recruiting fighting men from all over the Mediterranean region to fight for their cause.
And around the time the Romans landed in Africa, a large group of recruits from Greece arrived in Carthage. Among these soldiers was a badass Spartan mercenary commander.
His name was Xanthippos.
When Xanthippos arrived in the city and saw the Carthaginian army, he was astonished. The army wasn’t as bad as everyone believed! It had some decent infantry units, numerous cavalry and mighty war elephants. In reality, the problem was Cartage’s generals who didn’t know how to use the army properly.
Because the Romans were nearing the city, in a desperate attempt to save themselves, the Carthaginians thought about granting supreme command of their army to Xanthippos.
To give full control of their army to a stranger was something unheard of and many nobles protested against this move.
Yet, what else could they do with the enemy approaching at the gates?
It was a situation of life and death.
Hence, in the end, they decided to make the Spartan captain grand general. Xanthippos took command of the army and began to drill it. When the time came, he left Carthage in the spring of 255 BC and faced the legions at the Battle of Tunis. In this battle, he surrounded the Romans with his superior cavalry and annihilated them. Of the original 15.500 Roman force, only 2.000 men managed to escape death and captivity.
So…
What can you learn from this story?
Sometimes the problem isn’t what you think.
I have seen many good men that could attract girls but don’t know how to do it.
Sometimes, if your dating life I a mess, and you don’t know why you can’t find the love you deserve, it is better to ask for help and not try to figure out everything by yourself.
I know that it is an ego thing for men.
I was exactly like that once.
I couldn’t drop my ego and ask for help.
I was too proud to admit that I sucked with ladies.
Yet, when I did it, and found men that could help me it changed everything. Often the best thing you can do is what is most uncomfortable.
Therefore, if you have trouble attracting, dating, and seducing the women you desire, just find somebody that is good with ladies and ask for help. This is the most practical and clever thing to do.
That is for today…
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