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

    Hannibal, 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 until his death.

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

    Mar 4, 2019 · Who was Hannibal? Sworn by his father to forever hate the Romans, Hannibal staged one of the most legendary attacks in the history of military warfare on the formidable army.

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    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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  6. www.openculture.com › 2017/12/10-reasons-why10 Reasons Why Hannibal's Military Genius Still Captures Our ...

    Han­ni­bal got into the minds of his ene­mies with psy-ops, expos­ing their weak­ness­es, trig­ger­ing their anger and van­i­ty, and mak­ing them fall into his traps; under­min­ing the con­fi­dence of the Roman foot sol­diers in big bat­tles and par­a­lyz­ing them with fear.

  7. 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.

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

    Apr 2, 2014 · Hannibal was known for leading the Carthaginian army and a team of elephants across southern Europe and the Alps Mountains against Rome in the Second Punic War.

  9. 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.