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Hannibal (born 247 bce, North Africa—died c. 183-181 bce, Libyssa, Bithynia [near Gebze, Turkey]) was a Carthaginian general, one of the great military leaders of antiquity, who commanded the Carthaginian forces against Rome in the Second Punic War (218-201 bce) and who continued to oppose Rome and its satellites until his death.. Early life. Hannibal was the son of the great
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Hannibal (/ ˈ h æ n ɪ b əl /; Punic: 𐤇𐤍𐤁𐤏𐤋, romanized: Ḥannībaʿl; 247 - between 183 and 181 BC) was a Carthaginian general and statesman who commanded the forces of Carthage in their battle against the Roman Republic during the Second Punic War.. Hannibal's father, Hamilcar Barca, was a leading Carthaginian general during the First Punic War.
https://www.biography.com/military-figures/hannibal
Hannibal moved to Ephesus (Turkey) and became a military adviser. In 190 B.C., he was placed in command of a Seleucid (Greek) Empire fleet and engaged in war with Rome's ally Pergamon.
https://www.ancient-origins.net/ancient-places-europe/hannibal-carthage-002245
The young Hannibal Barca grew up in the military, honing his skills in leadership and the art of tactical warfare. When his father died in battle, Hannibal's brother-in-law Hasdrubal took over as leader and Hannibal dutifully served him as an officer. When Hasdrubal was assassinated in 221 BC, Hannibal of Carthage petitioned the Senate to
https://www.history.com/topics/ancient-rome/hannibal
Hannibal was a general and statesman of Carthage who famously led his army over the Alps in 218 B.C. during the Second Punic War with Rome. ... 26-year-old Hannibal to command Carthage's empire
https://www.worldhistory.org/hannibal/
Hannibal (also known as Hannibal Barca, l. 247-183 BCE) was a Carthaginian general during the Second Punic War between Carthage and Rome (218-202 BCE). He is considered one of the greatest generals of antiquity and his tactics are still studied and used in the present day. His father was Hamilcar Barca (l. 275-228 BCE), the great general of the First Punic War (264-241 BCE).
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/culture/article/hannibal
Hannibal's father, commander and statesman Hamilcar Barca, chafed at the peace treaty, which forced Carthage to surrender the valuable colony of Sicily and pay remunerations to Rome. According
https://www.nationalgeographic.org/encyclopedia/hannibal/
Hannibal was born in 247 B.C.E. in Carthage, a powerful city in North Africa that was a threat to the Roman Republic in the Mediterranean. Hannibal's father, a Carthaginian general, made his son swear everlasting hostility to Rome. ... Hannibal, determined to succeed, decided to march his men and elephants over the Alps in an amazing military
https://www.thoughtco.com/who-was-hannibal-118905
Hannibal's first military success, in Saguntum, in Spain, precipitated the Second Punic War. ... II of Pergamon (r. 197-159 BCE) and King Prusias I of Bithynia in Asia Minor (c.228-182 BCE), Hannibal served as commander of the Bithynian fleet. Hannibal used catapults to hurl pots filled with poisonous snakes into the enemy ships. The Pergamese
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Hannibal, (born 247 bc, North Africa—died c.183-181 bc, Libyssa, Bithynia), Carthaginian general, one of the great military leaders of antiquity.Taken to Spain by his father, the Carthaginian general Hamilcar Barca (d. 229/228 bc), he was sworn to eternal enmity with Rome.After the death of his father and brother-in-law, he took charge of Carthage's army in Spain (221).
https://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/hannibal-36929.php
Hannibal, also referred as Hannibal the Barcid was a Carthaginian general and statesman, noted for commanding the Carthaginian forces in second of the three Punic Wars fought between Carthage and Rome, the two main powers of western Mediterranean during early 3rd century BC. Hannibal was a distinguished military commander and tactician of classical antiquity compared with the likes of
https://greekreporter.com/2023/11/02/hannibal-african-general-almost-conquered-rome/
Hannibal was a military commander in Punic Spain. It was in this context that he famously marched his war elephants and huge army into Rome's own heartland to fight the Second Punic War. Still, the Romans were finally the winners. They eventually captured and destroyed Carthage. It was actually the Romans who wrote the legend of Hannibal, as
https://thehistoryherald.com/Articles/Ancient-History-Civilisation/Hannibal-and-the-Punic-Wars/hannibal-victories-of-the-great-hero-from-ancient-carthage/
Hannibal (247-183 BCE) was the greatest general to emerge from the Carthaginian Barca family. He was the son of Hamilcar Barca (ca. 275-228 BCE), the great and undefeated hero from the first Punic War and the Mercenary War. After the Roman annexation of Sardinia, Hamilcar was put in command of Carthaginian expansion in Spain.
https://worldhistoryedu.com/hannibal-barca-history-and-facts/
Considered one of the most astounding military minds that the world has ever known, Hannibal Barca was a Carthaginian military commander during the Second Punic War. His numerous military achievements are the exact reason why his name continues to be brought up to this day. ... Then, in 221 BC, Hannibal assumed the position of commander-in
https://www.thecollector.com/hannibal-barca-rome-worst-nightmare/
Hannibal's childhood was spent in a military camp, and by the age of 18, the youth already commanded the troops. The death of his father in 228 BCE and his brother seven years later, left Hannibal in command of all the Carthaginian forces in the Iberian Peninsula. He was only 26.
https://www.investors.com/news/management/leaders-and-success/hannibal-innovative-tactics-repeatedly-defeated-larger-roman-armies/
Richard Gabriel, author of "Hannibal: The Military Biography of Rome's Greatest Enemy," says the commander left northern Spain with 40,000 infantry and 5,000 cavalry, plus 37 war elephants — the
https://www.thegreatcourses.com/courses/hannibal-the-military-genius-who-almost-conquered-rome
While ancient history is full of larger-than-life figures, the famed Carthaginian military commander we know as Hannibal has taken on a particularly mythic quality. His story is woven together with hearsay, embellishment, and extremely limited source material. Nevertheless, Hannibal defined a critical period in Roman history—and ancient
https://www.openculture.com/2017/12/10-reasons-why-hannibals-military-genius-still-captures-our-imagination-today.html
Hannibal proved it's not the size of your army but how well prepared it is. He epitomizes the old adage, "Better 10 men wisely led than 100 with a fool at the head.". Even if austere, Hannibal's leadership was legendarily charismatic - he even slept with his men on the ground wrapped in a blanket.
https://warfarehistorynetwork.com/article/hannibal-and-the-failure-of-success/
Although Hannibal Barca has rightly been hailed as one of history's greatest military commanders, his reputation for greatness is based largely on his performance in the first three years (218-202 bc) of the 16-year conflict known as the Second Punic War. ... Hannibal was a man of his times, and in his time all soldiers looked up to Alexander
https://www.thecollector.com/9-facts-hannibal-barca-of-carthage-great-general/
Prominent generals such as Napoleon acknowledged Hannibal as one of the greatest commanders in military history. "Hannibal ad portas" (Hannibal is at the gates), a refrain describing Hannibal's near conquest of Rome, was still used to scare naughty Roman children for decades after his death.
https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/41i2gf/was_hannibal_of_carthage_truly_the_great_military/
Hannibal lived in an era where the most famous recent military commander was Pyrrhus; and apocryphal accounts indeed have Hannibal comparing himself to Pyrrhus. Pyrrhus, if you need reminding, was immortalized primarily by the term "Pyrrhic Victory" - which describes how his "victories" nonetheless led to the destruction of his own forces and
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hannibal_Gisco
Hannibal Gisco (Punic: 𐤇𐤍𐤁𐤏𐤋, ḤNBʿL; c. 295 -258 BC) was a Carthaginian military commander in charge of both land armies and naval fleets during the First Punic War against Rome. His efforts proved ultimately unsuccessful and his eventual defeat in battle led to his downfall and execution.
https://military-history.fandom.com/wiki/Hannibal
Hannibal, son of Hamilcar Barca[n 1] (247 - 183/182/181 BC)[n 2] was a Punic Carthaginian military commander, generally considered one of the greatest military commanders in history. His father, Hamilcar Barca, was the leading Carthaginian commander during the First Punic War, his younger brothers were Mago and Hasdrubal, and he was brother-in-law to Hasdrubal the Fair. Hannibal lived during
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Ahmed Hassan Salameh a-Swarkeh, according to the IDF, invaded Israeli towns on October 7, and was later behind sniper attacks against Israeli forces in Beit Hanoun.