>>507345122>when he btfo'd themHe recruited no significant amount of celts from the po valley, they were alp mountainniggers that unsuccessfully tried to harrass him as he successfully led 50 elephants through the snow. His celt recruits in italy came from tribes that had settled in italy and suffered generations of attacks from the shitalians. They weren't notable warriors, either.
Of the celt-iberians that followed him at the start, a full half of their number refused to journey beyond the Pyrenees with him
>>507345355Yes, his veterans and best soldiers were a core of African veterans inherited from his father's army and by the time of Zama they were old men.