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The Battle of Cannae
In Italy he inflicted many major defeats on the Romans like the Battle of Cannae but prevented from a mortal blow by the tactics of Quintus Fabius Maximus Verrucosus -
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Birth and Family
Hannibal was born in 247 B.C. and was the oldest son of Hamilcar Barca. -
Hannibal Crosses the Alps
In 218 B.C. he went up the Rhone River and crossed the Alps between Little St. Bernard and Mt. Genevre passes. -
What He Became
About 196 he became a shophet or chief magistrate of Carthage. -
The Second Punic War
He was the commander in the second Punic War in Italy (218–203 BC) and his army numbered 38,000 infantry, 8,000 cavalry, and 37 war elephants.[ -
His Death
He commited suicide in 183 or 182 to avoid surrending to Rome