Hannibal Barca was a Carthaginian general and statesman who commanded the forces of Carthage in their battle against the Roman Republic during the Second Punic War.
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Hannibal was one of the sons of Hamilcar Barca, a Carthaginian leader, and an unknown mother. He was born in the city of Carthage, located … See more

Return to Carthage
In 203 BC, Hannibal was recalled from Italy by the war party in Carthage. After leaving a record of his expedition engraved in Punic and Greek upon bronze tablets in the Temple of Juno Lacinia at Crotona See more

Ancient world
Hannibal caused great distress to many in Roman society. He became such a figure of terror that, … See more

Hannibal was a common Semitic Phoenician-Carthaginian personal name. It is recorded in Carthaginian sources as ḤNBʿL (Punic: 𐤇𐤍𐤁𐤏𐤋). It is a combination of the … See more

Overland journey to Italy
This campaign was originally planned by Hannibal's brother-in-law Hasdrubal the Fair, who became a Carthaginian general in the Iberian Peninsula in 229 BC. He maintained this post for eight years until 221 BC. Soon the … See more

Peacetime Carthage (200–196 BC)
Hannibal was still only 46 at the conclusion of the Second Punic War in 201 BC and soon … See more