shou hei kun would be an interesting pick, considering what happened historically.
historical spoilers below,
making him a 'great general' would be a good lead-in to this hypothetical future arc
i wish the nightmare in the carthaginian camp was portrayed in more detail. we basically just got *fire started* -> *leaders got away*. great chapter from the roman point of view though, scipio's character development is great. we're starting to set up what will happen to him after the war...