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Hannibal

             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.


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... coming from the wound of Publius Scipio, who survived the conflict but was unfit to command for the next battle. At the Trebbia River, Hannibal incited the headstrong consul Sempronius to cross the river at dawn on a cold November morning by sending in his Numidian cavalry to perform some hit ... handled. Completely surrounded, the Roman's died by the thousands. The beginning of the Battle of Cannae saw 75,000 Romans against 46,000 of Hannibal. Hannibal lost around 6,000 men that day while estimates on the losses for the Romans are anywhere between 40,000 and 70,000.15 Varro had ... taki...

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2. Scipio Africanus V. Hannibal The Great

... the attack and were forced to move through a narrow valley to get to where they believed the Carthaginians were. While in the valley, Hannibal gave orders for his forces to attack. From the surrounding hills the Carthaginian army came down, engaging the Roman army from all sides. The ... as many soldiers as Carthage did. The battle was a crushing defeat for the Romans and continued to enhance the reputation of Hannibal. Rome, now in complete fear of Hannibal, did not challenge him in a head to head battle again until the battle of Zama. Eventually, after sustaining massive, ... humiliati...

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3. The Inevitable Fall of Hannibal

... to support their general and accepted the declaration. This was the cause of the second Punic war - " declared by Rome and conducted, on the Carthaginian side' almost entirely by Hannibal". Encyclopaedia Britannica Following the first Punic war, Rome had gained naval superiority and the Carthaginian fleet had all but been dismantled. This control would have given Rome a choice over where ... are exaggerated and agree that a total force of about 40,000 is more likely. The Pyrenean tribes met the Carthaginian forces with considerable resistance, and battles and desertions greatly diminished...

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... is legendary. The Roman Senate felt secure from land invasion and did not take the precautions against war that they should have. Their confidence is understandable, Hannibal was in Spain. He would have to fight his way through a Roman army, cross the Pyrenees, then fight his way across southern France, and finally ... cross the Alps. This seemed like an impossible task, so the Romans let their guard down. Hannibal had escaped from Spain; Rome was concerned but not panicked. The Roman government sent an army out to protect the bridges on Rhone River. Here they were ... Alps. The cross...

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... time they reached Italy, after fourteen days, over 9,000 men died along with most of the elephants. Soon after 14,000 northern Gaul rebels joined Hannibal's army. This group of 60,000 men were stronger then the Roman forces, and after three victories, the Roman senate was weakened. An army ... of 80,000 Roman soldiers was sent to stop Hannibal's army of now 50,000 once and for all. In July of 216 B.C., the Romans came across the Carthaginians on the Italian east coast ... line. The Romans, lost 46,000 men and 22,000 were captured. After this victory, many Roman allies surrendered to Han...

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... at the end of the First Punic War. According to Polybius, Carthage was the richest city in the Mediterranean. Wanting revenge, Hannibal led a campaign against Rome that would later be admired throughout history by such leaders as Napoleon and Adolf Hitler. On his rise ... extraordinary." (Munro, 85) Men's feet slipped out from under them, they faced extreme fatigue from walking in the deep snow, and it was impossible for Hannibal's soldiers to see where they were going along the narrow paths. As Polybius accounts, men in the pass were, "not being able to get a foothold ... would lose ma...

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7. Gladiator Vs Hannibal

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8. Hannibal Lecter: Profile of a

... his liver with some fava beans and a nice chianti." Of all characters in literature, few come close to the complexity and evil that is embodied by Hannibal Lecter. Thomas Harris took several characteristics of serial killers in the creation of Lecter, cannibalism being the key aspect of Lecter's psychopathology. Harris also based the ... harsh one, and the Nazis begin to eat the children as there is no other food. This traumatic set of circumstances culminates in the death of Hannibal's sister, Mischa. Lecter sees her led of and then butchered, and then later on sees some of her teeth in...

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9. Hannibalic War

... term "punic" comes form the Latin "poeni" which means "Phoenician" and refers to the Carthaginians (Verhage 1). The Second Punic War was lead by Hannibal, one of the great military geniuses of all time. It was the most important of the three wars, and also the most fascinating. The Carthaginians ... Italian allies, and they would desert Rome. It would be impossible for Rome's armies to stand against Hannibals" superior generalship without her allied reserves. Hannibal was gambling everything on those two elements. This is where the second war started. The following were the resources at ...

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