Hannibal was the son of Hamilcar Barca, who commanded the forces of Sicily(241)
Hannibal was born 248.
Sardinia(238)during the First Punic War.
Carthaginian general who led an army across the Alps and for 15 years waged war against the Romans on Italian soil during the Second Punic War (218-201 B.C.)
the assassination of his brother-in-law Hasdrubal, who had succeeded Hamilcar in 228
Hannibal left Spain for Italy in the spring of 218