met with Hannibal and asked who he thought the greatest general was, hoping to hear his name. He stated Alexander and then when pushed for another said Pyrrhus. When he asked who was third, Hannibal named himself. Scipio was incredulous and asked who he'd have named if Hannibal had beaten Scipio, at which point Hannibal said, essentially, 'in that case, given the huge advantages you had, I would be the greatest of all time'