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Hannibal Barca(/ 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.. Hannibal's father, Hamilcar Barca, was a leading Carthaginian general during the First Punic War.
Jul 23, 2024 · 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.
Apr 2, 2014 · Hannibal Barca was born in Carthage (present-day Tunisia) in approximately 247 B.C. He was the son of Carthaginian general Hamilcar Barca (Barca meaning "thunderbolt"). After Carthage's defeat by ...
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. His father was Hamilcar Barca (l. 275-228 BCE), the great general of the First Punic War (264-241 BCE).
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. ... Hannibal's father Hamilcar Barca made the 9-year-old ...
Hannibal, (born 247 bc, North Africa—died c.183–181 bc, Libyssa, Bithynia), Carthaginian general, one of the great military leaders of antiquity.Taken to Spain by his father, the Carthaginian general Hamilcar Barca (d. 229/228 bc), he was sworn to eternal enmity with Rome.After the death of his father and brother-in-law, he took charge of Carthage’s army in Spain (221).
Mar 4, 2019 · Hannibal’s father, commander and statesman Hamilcar Barca, chafed at the peace treaty, which forced Carthage to surrender the valuable colony of Sicily and pay remunerations to Rome. According ...
Oct 1, 2015 · Hannibal Barca: A Biographical Sketch. Hannibal (247-183 BCE) was the greatest general to emerge from the Carthaginian Barca family. He was the son of Hamilcar Barca (ca. 275-228 BCE), the great and undefeated hero from the first Punic War and the Mercenary War. After the Roman annexation of Sardinia, Hamilcar was put in command of Carthaginian ...
Mar 23, 2018 · Barca is also spelled Barcas, Barca, and Barak. Hannibal was a son of Hamilcar Barca (d.228 BCE), the military leader of Carthage during the First Punic War in which he was defeated in 241 BCE Hamilcar developed a base for Carthage in southern Spain, which helps explain the geography and transalpine adventure of the Second Punic War. When ...
Oct 19, 2023 · Hannibal was born in 247 B.C.E. in Carthage, a powerful city in North Africa that was a threat to the Roman Republic in the Mediterranean. Hannibal’s father, a Carthaginian general, made his son swear everlasting hostility to Rome. Hannibal kept his oath and devoted his life to defeating Rome.
