Hannibal Rising

Hannibal, son of Hamilcar, was a Carthaginian military commander and tactician who is popularly credited as one of the most talented military commander in history. In his early life he was made to swear oath of hatred against Rome, which lead him into starting the Second Punic war. During this time he transformed Carthage from being a lowly place into a military superpower. Although he lost the war, his tactics were far beyond any other person at the time, which had won him many battles even when

The most prominent figure of the Punic wars was General Hannibal of Pheonician Carthage. During these wars, it's likely that the colonizing expeditions of the Carthaginians were supported by many emigrants from the Phoenician homeland.           Hannibal was the son of the great Carthaginian general Hamilcar Barca. According to Polybius and Livy, the main Latin sources for his life, Hannibal was taken to Spain by his father and at an early

greatest military power in the Mediterranean Sea. The hostility of Carthage impelled Rome to build up its large army and create a strong navy just like the one Carthage had. Strong military leaders of the war for Carthage and his sons Hasdrubal and Hannibal. Rome’s outstanding leaders were Scipio Africanus. Belief holds that Phoenician settlers from the Mediterranean port of Tyre discovered the city-state of Carthage on the northern coast of Africa. By 265 B.C., Carthage was the richest and the most

textuality: the fallacy of Hannibal Hannibal continues to fascinate, considered one of the greatest generals of ancient times, the ever-growing bibliography on the Carthaginian general is an indicator of the impact of his legacy which even after hundreds of Years still captures the imagination of scientists and historians alike. IL therefore be discussing the various insights which might be acquired from reading Cornelius Nepos vita Hannibal. Background Hannibal (also known as Hannibal Barca, 247-183 BCE)

Hannibal and the Second Punic War Hannibal Barca, lived around 247-182 B.C. As the son of Hamlicar Barca, the general of the Carthage army, and empire builder during the first Punic war, Hannibal was trained and mentored by his father. Hannibal was considered to be one of the world’s greatest military strategists. This great strategist at twenty-five years of age was the general of the Carthaginian Empire that reached across the northern tip of Africa. His career as the top military leader of Carthage

Despite the fact that historically Rome and Greece were bitter enemies, the complexity and sympathy inherent in Dido’s character—and indeed the entire episode in Carthage—was meant by Virgil to cast doubt on the nature of the relationship and animosity between the two territories, both during Aeneas’s time and beyond. When the storm that strands Aeneas in Carthage subsides, his men clamber onshore, appeal to the queen and beg her for solace. “You could well, with impunity, battle [Aeneas] as to who

Throughout the years the debate of who was the better general has come up numerous times.  Both of them were very intelligent generals and were arguable some of the top generals at the time.  Hannibal is the more well-known out of the two generals.  Hannibal is a better general than Scipio Africanus because he was a master mind with his tactics, great at winning the big battles, and people believed in him and what he was doing.   The Beginning Of Scipio  Scipio Africanus was born in 236 B.C., into

The loss of Sicily left the Carthaginian general, Hamilcar Barca furious. “According to story, he was so mad in fact he made his nine-year old son, Hannibal promise to hate Rome forever”(Spielvogel 122). As Hannibal was growing into adulthood, his father Hamilicar continued to grow Carthage’s army, forming a strong ally with Spain. The great Hannibal Barca was born in 247 B.C. in the city of Carthage, which was located in modern Tunis, or the northern tip of Africa. His father, Hamilcar Barca, was

hatred. From a young age we were told to hate Rome and Romans and nothing else. At that moment we had the great Carthaginian general Hamilcar Barca who was fighting Rome in the first punic wars. His son, Hannibal, was born that year and was destined for greatness as foretold by a fortune teller.. Hannibal was born in Carthage which is now a days known as Tunisia, a cursed land upon all those who have Roman blood in their veins. Sence of his father's high place he was giving the privilege of all the gifts

Hannibal Barca was a man bred for war. His ability to command a battlefield was unmatched during his day. During the Second Punic War, Hannibal led the Carthaginian army against the Roman Republic. He would march through Italy destroying the Roman legions battle after battle. His victories at Trebia and Trasimene were just preludes to the massacre that he would conduct in Southern Italy, at the Battle of Cannae. Rome had the best military of its time. They troops were drafted each year and any