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      • He was born in the city of Carthage, located in what is present-day northern Tunisia, one of many Mediterranean regions colonised by the Canaanites from their homeland in Phoenicia, a region corresponding with the Mediterranean coasts of modern Lebanon and Syria.
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  3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › HannibalHannibal - Wikipedia

    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.

  4. www.britannica.com › biography › HannibalHannibal | Biography, Battles, & Facts | Britannica

    Hannibal was the son of the great Carthaginian general Hamilcar Barca. The Greek historian Polybius and the Roman historian Livy are the two primary sources for his life. According to them, Hannibal was taken to Spain by his father and at an early age was made to swear eternal hostility to Rome.

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  6. www.history.com › topics › ancient-romeHannibal ‑ Carthage, General & Alps - HISTORY

    Nov 9, 2009 · 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.

  7. www.biography.com › military-figures › hannibalHannibal - Quotes, Facts & Death - Biography

    Apr 2, 2014 · Who Was Hannibal? Hannibal, general of the Carthaginian army, lived in the second and third century B.C. He was born into a Carthaginian military family and made to swear hostility toward Rome.

  8. www.worldhistory.org › hannibalHannibal - World History Encyclopedia

    Mar 29, 2018 · 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.

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  9. www.nationalgeographic.com › culture › articleHannibal—facts and information - National Geographic

    Mar 4, 2019 · Hannibal used Spain as his base of operations as he set out to defeat Rome in the Second Punic War, beginning in 218 B.C. Carthage was no longer a great naval power, but its Spanish treasure...

  10. www.history.co.uk › article › hannibal-theHannibal: The African general who almost toppled Rome

    Hannibal was born in 247 BC in Carthage (modern Tunis, Tunisia), the great trading empire in North Africa. His father, Hamilcar Barca, was a senior general in the army who’d fought the Roman’s during the First Punic War (264-241 BC).