Hannibal
Also known as: Ḥannibaʿl · Ḥannobaʿal · Hannibal son of Hamilcar · Ḥannibaʿal · Ḥanniba'al · Annibal · Hannibal the Barcid · Hannibal Barca
Community · HistoryHannibal 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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Commanded for Carthage
Hannibal → Carthage: Commanded for Carthage. Hannibal was a Carthaginian general and statesman who commanded the forces of Carthage in their battle against the Roman Republic during the Second Punic War. Carthage was an ancient city in northern Africa founded by the legendary Phoenician queen Dido on the eastern side of the Lake of Tunis in what is now Tunisia.
Carthaginian commander
Carthaginian commander in “Cannae, 216 BCE: Hannibal’s Double Envelopment”. Hannibal was a Carthaginian general and statesman who commanded the forces of Carthage in their battle against the Roman Republic during the Second Punic War.
Avoided direct battle
Quintus Fabius Maximus Verrucosus → Hannibal: Avoided direct battle. Quintus Fabius Maximus Verrucosus, surnamed Cunctator, was a Roman statesman and general of the third century BC. He was consul five times and was appointed dictator in 221 and 217 BC. He was censor in 230 BC. Hannibal was a Carthaginian general and statesman who commanded the forces of Carthage in their battle against the Roman Republic during the Second Punic War.