Research Paper Hannibal’s Life and Conquest Hannibal is one of the greatest generals of his time. To better understand Hannibal and his crusades against the Romans you must know a bit about his family history. Hannibal was only 25 years old when he was put in command of the Carthaginian armies and the Carthaginian government in Spain. Even at a young age he knew his responsibilities‚ so he kept his father ’s plan of military conquest and his brother-in-law`s policy of strengthening Carthaginian
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The responsibility for the Punic wars greatly shifts from one to the next as both Rome and Carthage were Superpowers in their own right and it was inevitable that there would be a collision and subsequent reaction from any action taken. This exhausting conflict was‚ according to Caven‚ a ‘contest in three rounds’ in which the Romans fought first for control of Sicily‚ then for the leadership of the western Mediterranean and finally to determine the survival or extinction of Carthage. By 270
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opposite. Not only did this help with shields protecting one another‚ it made lines impenetrable for arrows‚ spears and enemy as long as they maintained a solid line side by side.2 One general‚ wreaking havoc throughout the Roman lands was known as Hannibal Barca. Following in his father’s footsteps as a superior military general‚ he challenged Rome in battle every chance he could. After several attempts of coaxing Rome into battle he achieves a decent victory at the Battle of Trasimene in 217
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SMC civilization historical Terms that are up on the board you need to know the ones crossed out you don’t need to know but should be in the notes. Mediterranean world- BCE=BC CE=AD Hellenistic period starts with alexander the great conquering the east Mediterranean everyone learns Greek (kione/ common) Greek is common culture . Roman republic takes over Mediterranean and adopt the Greek culture during the 700 year period Europe Africa and Asia are more connected than they will be until the 20th
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Second Punic War. Scipio Africanus and Fabius Maximus both contributed to the course of the Second Punic War‚ although their victories were different‚ they both had success. Firstly was Fabius whose strategy‚ which would avoid direct contact to Hannibal‚ with dismay from many of Fabiuses peers. In contrast Scipio’s ability to learn from Hannibal’s tactics and derive a strategy that would end up with what was thought impossible‚ Hannibal’s end. Fabius Maximus had continuous criticism from his peers
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a great deal of blame on Hannibal in starting the Second Punic War. Though some of the authors justify his actions to an extent‚ Hannibal’s invasion of Saguntum is pinpointed as the immediate cause of the Second Punic War. Dio Cassius and Appian find little sympathy in the motives behind Hannibal’s actions. As discussed by each of the writers‚ Hannibal’s father‚ after the loss of Sicily‚ harbored extreme hatred toward the Romans and instilled these feelings into Hannibal from a very young age. All
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Hannibal’s crossing of the Alps is one of history’s most remarkable military achievements even to this day. There are many accounts of the crossing of the Alps and what happened during those weeks and we can only speculate and use the sources and information that has lived through the decay of time. Our main primary sources that historians use to piece together the crossing of the Alps are by two of Rome’s most famous historians‚ Polybius and Livy. Polybius was a very rounded and mostly non-biased
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history of Rome’s increasing involvement in the Hellenistic area starting with its wars with Hannibal of Carthage and how the Hellenistic Kingdoms of Antigonids‚ the Seleucids and the Ptolemies and several other minor powers in the area came to be after the death of Alexander. The essay will focus on the factors that the writer believes contributed to the clashes. These being‚ Philips alliance with Hannibal and the Carthaginian empire‚ the results of ambassadors from Rhodes and Pergamum being received
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Polybius Polybius was a Greek historian of the Hellenistic period born in Megalopolis‚ Arcadia (200-118 B.C). He was the son of Lycortas‚ also a Greek Politician who became the Cavalry commander of the Achaean league (a Hellenistic period of alliance between Greek city states on the northern and central Peloponnese). The Achaean league existed between 280 and 146 B.C‚ and at that time Polybius was also a member of the Achaean league in which he spent trying to maintain the independence of Macedonia
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Hannibal‚ son of Hamilcar‚ a Roman soldier‚ and military leader. Born in 247 B.C.‚ was raised in Carthage to be a soldier. Hannibal opposed to his father’s archenemy. Hannibal’s job was to protect the city of Carthage. Even though Hannibal’s mother was unknown‚ his father Hamilcar‚ a former military leader‚ taught Hannibal to be the brave and smart header he was. Hannibal has the smartest military genius in Carthage. The first battle Hannibal had fought and won was the battle of Trebia. In this
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