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Hannibal (247 – 183 x 181 bc),[n 1] fully Hannibal Barca, 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 a period of great tension in the Mediterranean, when the Roman Republic established its supremacy over other great powers such as Carthage and the Hellenistic kingdoms of Macedon, Syracuse, and the Seleucid Empire. One of his most famous achievements was at the outbreak of the Second Punic War, when he marched an army, which included elephants, from Iberia over the Pyrenees and the Alps into Italy. In his first few years in Italy, he won three dramatic victories—Trebia, Trasimene, and Cannae, in which he distinguished himself for his ability to determine his and his opponent's strengths and weaknesses, and to play the battle to his strengths and the enemy's weaknesses—and won over many allies of Rome. Hannibal occupied much of Italy for 15 years, but a Roman counter-invasion of North Africa forced him to return to Carthage, where he was decisively defeated by Scipio Africanus at the Battle of Zama. Scipio had studied Hannibal's tactics and brilliantly devised some of his own, and finally defeated Rome's nemesis at Zama, having previously driven Hasdrubal, Hannibal's brother, out of the Iberian Peninsula. After the war, Hannibal successfully ran for the office of suffete. He enacted political and financial reforms to enable the payment of the war indemnity imposed by Rome; however, Hannibal's reforms were unpopular with members of the Carthaginian aristocracy and in Rome, and he fled into voluntary exile. During this time, he lived at the Seleucid court, where he acted as military advisor to Antiochus III in his war against Rome. After Antiochus met defeat at the Battle of Magnesia and was forced to accept Rome's terms, Hannibal fled again, making a stop in Armenia. His flight ended in the court of Bithynia, where he achieved an outstanding naval victory against a fleet from Pergamon. He was afterwards betrayed to the Romans and committed suicide by poisoning himself. Often regarded as one of the greatest military strategists in history, Hannibal would later be considered one of the greatest generals of antiquity, together with Alexander the Great, Julius Caesar, Scipio, and Pyrrhus of Epirus. Plutarch states that, when questioned by Scipio as to who was the greatest general, Hannibal is said to have replied either Alexander or Pyrrhus, then himself,[6] or, according to another version of the event, Pyrrhus, Scipio, then himself.[7] Military historian Theodore Ayrault Dodge once famously called Hannibal the "father of strategy",[8] because his greatest enemy, Rome, came to adopt elements of his military tactics in its own strategic arsenal. This praise has earned him a strong reputation in the modern world, and he was regarded as a great strategist by men like Napoleon Bonaparte.
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Hannibal the elephant trainer. P.T. Barnum was better.
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barca the greate
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Hannibal could easily defeat Rome had he recruited mongols and Visigoths..but they came in later way after his death ....bad timing I guest !
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Of course you right,because y'all wrote the history books..the book you get your information from was written by whites..if it was up to you and your books we have done nothing in the history of white civilization..so sell that Bs to your kids.
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how do you get a pale face out of Africa.... Europeans are a bunch of culture stripping barbaric beast. that cracker don't look nothing like Hannibal.....he look more like a scummy Roman...
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Hannibal was African.... not a pale face European... give me a fucking break ...
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احمدالعسيوى
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The art you are using for your thumbnail is by Kurt Miller. You should give him a little credit in your description.
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Can you imagine the first time someone brought an elephant to a fight😐. You; on your side with your sword and shield but these MF's brought an ELEPHANT, what the hell are you supposed to do but 🏃🏾 away. Once you returned home there's this Mother asking if her son fought bravely on the battle field before he was killed and you have to tell her "No, your son got crushed by a dam ELEPHANT cause his ass wasn't fast and or smart enough to run away." Brilliant just brilliant an ELEPHANT on the battle field.
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Hannibal was more roman than he was Carthaginian
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long live hannibal he made tunisia the pride of Africa.
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BULL SHIT..HANNIBAL WAS A BLACK MAN..
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cvolity doc tv.
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Interesting ...better days are coming
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For all who are interested in further info on the subject, In The Name Of Rome is a great fucking book. Covers all the masters: Hannibal, Alexander, etc.
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I think Carthage wanted to dominate just as much as Rome did. It is likely they didn't think taking Rome to be that important.
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If Carthage had supported Hannibal better, he could have completely overturned the Roman Republic. They lacked the courage
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