To avoid capture by the Romans, he eventually took his own life. Early Life With Father Hamilcar Barca Hannibal Barca was born in Carthage (present-day Tunisia) in approximately 247 B.C. He was the son of Carthaginian general Hamilcar Barca (Barca meaning "thunderbolt"). After Carthage's ...
Annibal Barca. Gaius Ter?ncio Varo. Special ambassador, of the Roman Senate. My brothers, Magus and Hasdrubal. I think you know, why am I here? They informed us that they threatened the city of Sagunto. And I threatened. Sagunto is ally of Rome. It has our total protection. Sagunto ...
Battle of Trasimene, (June 217 bce), second major battle of the Second Punic War, in which the Carthaginian forces of Hannibal defeated the Roman army under Gaius Flaminius in central Italy. Many of the Roman troops, mainly infantry, were forced into Lak
Early life Hannibal was the son of the great Carthaginian general Hamilcar Barca. The Greek historian Polybius and the Roman historian Livy are the two primary sources for his life. According to them, Hannibal was taken to Spain by his father and at an early age was made to swear eternal ...