A leader is someone who is loyal, organized, wise and has great leadership skills. Hannibal, who followed in his father's footsteps in becoming a military leader, was born in Carthage in 247 BCE. When Hannibal was a young boy he went with his father, Hamlicar Barca, to Spain. Spain was partly ruled by Carthage and when Hannibal was twenty-five years old he became the Carthaginian in Spain. When Hannibal was a young boy, he was made to swear eternal hostility to Rome. He would use wise tactics and come up with plans to defeat his opponents in a very calm manner. He had many allies, which would ensure support for his army. After Hannibal died there were many people that followed his tracks all in hope to be a great leader. Despite being defeated by the Romans Hannibal was the ancient world's most talented leader.
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Hannibal's father, Hamlicar Barca hated the Romans immensely. Rome was his city's chief enemy. Due to this hatred towards the Romans, Hamlicar Barca made young Hannibal "take an oath to always be an enemy of Rome."(World Book 51) He was a great leader and he would always stay loyal to his father's wishes. When he was a young man, Hannibal led his troops against Spanish tribes that were friendly to Rome to help increase Carthaginian power in Spain. After the death of Hamlicar in 229 BCE, "Hannibal's life was one constant struggle against the Roman republic."(Britannica 683) Hannibal was tremendous warrior for living out his father's expectations. His expansion over a Spanish tribe friendly to Rome caused the Second Punic War to begin in 218 BCE. Once at war Hannibal would have to rely on other skills that made him the immense military general that he was.
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Rome declared war on Carthage after Hannibal's expansion over a Spanish tribe. Early in the war Hannibal astonished the Romans with a daring plan. Hannibal knew that his only chance of success depended on how quickly they could move through the Alps by using the most direct route and to "catch the Romans unprepared for his attack.
During this time Hannibal learned alot about the army. ... When Hannibal's father and older brother died in 229 and 226, Hannibal was elected commander-in-chief of the Carthaginian army. ... Hannibal came up with a dangerous plan. ... Hannibal became a consul in the government. ... In closing, Hannibal was a smart and strong general. ...
Hannibal's march into Italy is legendary. ... Their confidence is understandable, Hannibal was in Spain. ... In 212 BC the tides were turning against Hannibal. ... In 196 BC Hannibal became chief magistrate of Carhage. ... Hannibal escaped to Crete, then onto Bithynia. ...
With the rise of Hannibal and with him Carthage, Rome turned to a young general named Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus to put an end to Hannibal's terror. Unlike his predecessors Scipio studied Hannibal and used Hannibal's own strategy to out maneuver the Carthaginian army. ... While in the valley, Hannibal gave orders for his forces to attack. ... Hannibal sailed from Italy with his army in tact. ... Scipio employed the same strategy Hannibal had used in Cannae. ...
They did not send any help, and Saguntum fell to Hannibal. ... Yet we see no disorganization of Hannibal's forces until Zama.11 This can only go to credit Hannibal's innate sense of leading men and the loyalty that he instilled in them. ... Whilst Flaminius was just marching through, Hannibal attacked. ... His reasoning was that if you didn't fight Hannibal he could not beat you, so Fabius merely followed Hannibal and maintained a military presence. ... This was the greatest victory for Hannibal. ...
Rome gave Carthage and ultimatum - either give up Hannibal, or go to war. ... This control would have given Rome a choice over where the war would be fought, a choice Hannibal couldn"t let them make. ... Realizing that Hannibal probably planned to cross the Alps, Scipio quickly returned to northern Italy to await him.... The countermeasures Hannibal had to employ to keep the tribes at bay caused huge amounts of casualties. ... This left Rome completely uncovered, but Hannibal did not march on the capital. ...
Hannibal is the third story of the Hannibal Lecter series begins in Florence, Italy where Hannibal has found refuge after escaping authorities in America. ... It starts when Hannibal is in a car driving along and the same thing is going on with a passage of time. ... In Hannibal, the same thing takes place when the picture goes back and forth between Hannibal and Clarise. ... In Hannibal, the background is very dark and mysterious. ... The one thing that I came up with was that Hannibal was following and examining her every move. ...
Profile of a Monster: Hannibal Lecter "A census taker once tried to test me. ... Of all characters in literature, few come close to the complexity and evil that is embodied by Hannibal Lecter. ... This traumatic set of circumstances culminates in the death of Hannibal's sister, Mischa. ... By the end of the third book, "Hannibal," it would appear that Lecter has achieved this fantasy of his. ... It can be said that Hannibal Lecter is perhaps the most terrifying creation of modern literature. ...
Rome had sacked Hannibal's beloved Carthage, at the end of the First Punic War. ... Hannibal did get what he wanted however, during the battle at Cannae in 216 BC. ... Hannibal ordered his cavalry to surround the Romans from all sides. ... Hannibal's War. ... Hannibal's Legacy. ...
A Glance into the family album In the year 2003, Hannibal Gorman, a C.I.A. top- ranking official, descended from his Jeep carefully. It felt firm. In the distance, he saw a gleam of light, reflecting from the white marble walls of the ruins he was going to investigate. He to...
