Victory or Defeat - A First Punic War Song | Rome | Roman Republic

#rome #romanrepublic #punicwars #romanempire #romanhistory #romanempirehistory #romemusic #aimusic Art used is by Giuseppe Rava:   / 3650015931797613   Lyrics: “The victor is not victorious, If the vanquished does not consider himself so.” Near five hundred years from the city's founding, Mighty Rome herself would go to war, Answering the call from the nearby island, A jump like Rome had never done before. Two empires, two great powers, Rule the Internal Sea, Two empires, two great powers, In a clash they'll meet. Victory or defeat, When empires meet, Victory or defeat, They both shall bleed. Victory or defeat, Don't give up, don't give in, Victory or defeat, The last one standing shall win. The war was fought on the ground of the isle, Agrigentum fell to Roman hands, Yet without the sea they stood no chance, This war would not be won just by land. [Pre-Chorus] Roman might on the sea, They built a fleet, Roman might on the sea, They learned from their enemies. Victory or defeat, When empires meet, Victory or defeat, They both shall bleed. Victory or defeat, Don't give up, don't give in, Victory or defeat, The last one standing shall win. Yet the Roman fleet was no match for Carthage's might, The little crow shall even the odds, At Cape Ecnomus they met and at sea they clashed, Near seven hundred warships fought. On the African soil Consul and Spartan clash, Regulus's pride had cost him his all, Sent back to Rome yet his promise stands, His virtue immortalized forevermore. Near four hundred ships all lost in the storm, Near entire Roman navy gone. They would not give up, they built two hundred more, Hundred and fifty lost in another storm. They would not give up, they would just build even more. “If they won't eat, let them drink!” Romans bow to neither storms nor gods. Victory or defeat, When empires meet, Victory or defeat, They both shall bleed. Victory or defeat, Don't give up, don't give in, Victory or defeat, The last one standing shall win. Upon the isle their armies still fight, The Roman legions thunder struck. Yet after more than two decades of war, The Carthaginians can fight no more. One final clash, Upon the sea they meet again, One final clash, Rome beat Carthage at their own game. Victory or defeat, When empires meet, Victory or defeat, They both shall bleed. Victory or defeat, Don't give up, don't give in, Victory or defeat, The last one standing shall win. Victory or defeat, The relentless knows no defeat.