After the Battle of Cannae, Hannibal dominated Italy, but he was unable to capture the city of Rome. His government was reluctant to send him reinforcements. However, his brother Hasdrubal took it upon himself to help his brother out. He marched his army from Spain, crossed the Alps like Hannibal, and invaded northern Italy. The Romans, realizing the impact of the two brothers uniting, concentrated on defeating Hasdrubal. They took some of the army watching Hannibal and secretly marched it to join the army facing Hasdrubal. Hasdrubal was defeated in the Battle of Metaurus. Hannibal found out the result of the battle and the fact that his brother would not be joining him when a Roman horseman rode up and tossed an object which rolled up to Hannibal’s feet. It was Hasdrubal’s head.
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