Hannibal Barca (/ˈhænɪbəl/; Punic: 𐤇𐤍𐤁𐤏𐤋, romanized: Ḥannībaʿl; 247 – between 183 and 181 BC) was a Carthaginian general and statesman who commanded...
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ancient warfare. Hannibal led his Carthaginian army over the Alps and into Italy to take the war directly to the Roman Republic, bypassing Roman and allied...
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Second Punic War (redirect from Hannibal's invasion of Italy)
were three main military theatres during the war: Italy, where Hannibal defeated the Roman legions repeatedly, with occasional subsidiary campaigns in Sicily...
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The Carthaginians and their allies, led by Hannibal, surrounded and practically annihilated a larger Roman and Italian army under the consuls Lucius Aemilius...
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resistance from the Romans, Hannibal left the city to head with his troops to Campania. After the winter of 212/211 BC, Hannibal returned to Capua, effectively...
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Hannibal (247–183/182 BC) was a Carthaginian general who fought the Roman Republic in the Second Punic War. Hannibal may also refer to: Hannibal (given...
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Battle of Zama (redirect from Defeat of Hannibal Barca)
in what is now Tunisia between a Roman army commanded by Scipio Africanus and a Carthaginian army commanded by Hannibal. The battle was part of the Second...
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as Gisgo, an officer in Hannibal's army who notably comments on the strength of the Roman army at Cannae. This earns Hannibal's comment that, while there...
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Hannibal is a city along the Mississippi River in Marion and Ralls counties in the U.S. state of Missouri. According to the 2020 U.S. Census, the population...
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of the cities were annexed to the Roman Republic in 205 BC as a consequence of their defection to Hannibal. Roman colonies (civium romanorum) were the...
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a question mark in its attribution to Hannibal. According to Eve MacDonald, the bust features a cloak of a Roman commander (paludamentum). According to...
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Hannibal is a 2001 American psychological horror crime thriller film directed by Ridley Scott and based on the 1999 novel by Thomas Harris. A sequel to...
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Battle of Lake Trasimene (redirect from Hannibal's Ambuscade)
Lake Trasimene was fought when a Carthaginian force under Hannibal Barca ambushed a Roman army commanded by Gaius Flaminius on 21 June 217 BC, during...
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under Hannibal Gisco and Hanno are defeated by the Romans, who attain control of most of Sicily. 260 BC - Battle of the Lipari Islands – A Roman naval...
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Punic Wars (redirect from Roman-Punic wars)
and North Africa. The successful Roman invasion of the Carthaginian homeland in Africa in 204 BC led to Hannibal's recall. He was defeated in the battle...
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Battle of the Trebia (category Battles involving the Roman Republic)
the Second Punic War, fought between the Carthaginian forces of Hannibal and a Roman army under Sempronius Longus on 22 or 23 December 218 BC. Each army...
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Quintus Fabius Maximus Verrucosus (category 3rd-century BC Roman augurs)
two major battles, and Hannibal approaching Rome's gates, the Romans feared the imminent destruction of their city. The Roman Senate decided to appoint...
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because Hannibal forms an allegiance with a local chieftain. Hannibal's troops capture Sylvia, niece of Roman senator Fabius Maximus, and she and Hannibal fall...
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Battle of Ticinus was fought between the Carthaginian forces of Hannibal and a Roman army under Publius Cornelius Scipio in late November 218 BC as part...
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The Hannibal Directive (Hebrew: נוהל חניבעל, romanized: Nóhal Khanibaál), also translated as Hannibal Procedure or Hannibal Protocol, is the name of a...
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Imilce (redirect from Wife of Hannibal Barca)
Himilce was the Iberian wife of Hannibal Barca according to a number of historical sources. Livy records that Hannibal married a woman from Castulo, a...
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Hannibal Gisco (Punic: 𐤇𐤍𐤁𐤏𐤋, ḤNBʿL; c. 295–258 BC) was a Carthaginian military commander in charge of both land armies and naval fleets during...
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responsible for creating the strategy which his son Hannibal implemented in the Second Punic War to bring the Roman Republic close to defeat. Hamilcar is the latinization...
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Scipio Africanus (category 3rd-century BC Roman consuls)
in the Battle of Ilipa in 206 BC against Hannibal's brother Mago Barca. Although considered a hero by the Roman people, primarily for his victories against...
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leader Hannibal, who commanded its forces during the Second Punic War. "Hannibal" may refer to: Hannibal (247–183/182 BC), general who fought the Roman Republic...
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218 BC. Hannibal marched on the Italian Alps, and an army of Gallic Volcae attacked the Carthaginian army on the east bank of the Rhône. The Roman army camped...
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𐤏𐤆𐤓𐤁𐤏𐤋, romanized: ʿAzrōbaʿl) son of Hamilcar Barca, was a Carthaginian general in the Second Punic War. He was the brother of Hannibal and Mago Barca...
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confronted Hannibal, who was encamped at Cannae, in Apulia. Despite his numerical disadvantage, Hannibal used his heavier cavalry to rout the Roman wings and...
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cunning enemy. The episode revolves around Hannibal Lecter and Bedelia Du Maurier in Europe, posing as Dr. Roman Fell and his wife after Lecter killed them...
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Magna Graecia (section Roman Era)
of the cities were annexed to the Roman Republic in 205 BC, as a consequence of their defection to Hannibal. Roman colonies (civium romanorum) were the...
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