Hannibal

MacDonald, Eve ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6599-1429 2024. Hannibal. Oxford Classical Dictionary, Oxford University Press, (10.1093/acrefore/9780199381135.013.2930)

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Abstract

Hannibal Barca, Carthaginian general, lived from c. 247 to 182 bce. He is considered one of the greatest military strategists of the ancient world, but little is known of the real man. Born in Carthage, Hannibal spent most of his life away from the city, first in the Iberian Peninsula (238–218 bce) and then in Italy fighting the Romans (c. 218–203 bce). His battles in Italy made him a legend, and his victories at Trasimeno and Cannae resonate still in the early 21st century. After a short period back in Carthaginian territory, he was defeated at the Battle of Zama by Scipio Africanus (c. 202 bce), and Carthage lost its second war with Rome. Hannibal survived Zama to be elected as one of the civic magistrates in Carthage (sufetes) in 196 bce before going into political exile in the eastern Mediterranean until his death at age 65 (c. 182 bce).

Item Type:	Book Section
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	History, Archaeology and Religion
Subjects:	D History General and Old World > DE The Mediterranean Region. The Greco-Roman World
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
ISBN:	9780199381135
ISSN:	9780199381135
Date of Acceptance:	2024
Last Modified:	06 Dec 2024 14:45
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/169820

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