would eventually save the Roman Republic from the Carthaginians. His first major battle was when his father‚ also Publius Scipio‚ was ambushed by Hannibal Barca. Livy records that while his father was wounded and surrounded by the enemy‚ Scipio dashed in and saved his father. Scipio was arguably the greatest general Rome ever had‚ and he has Hannibal to thank
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what lead to the angst that the magnificent Carthaginian leader Hannibal had concerning Rome. Hannibal was born the son of the powerful Carthaginian leader Hamilcar Barca‚ who took power soon after the First Punic War when tensions toward Rome were high. The fate of Carthage was laid upon Hannibal the day he was born. However‚ prior to his father passing away in 229 B.C. (Vengeance‚ 2016) that fate was sealed when his father made Hannibal promise to take down Rome. With his father’s dying wish and determination
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state of Carthage in the First Punic War‚ Hannibal Barca was determined to retaliate and claim victory over the Romans. Hannibal’s threats caused widespread fear amongst Italian citizens for many years. For the Second Punic War‚ Hannibal looked to his father‚ a great commander of Spain‚ to assist him with forming a powerful army. Hannibal was able to gather 50‚000 infantry‚ 9‚000 cavalry‚ and several elephants for his journey from Spain to Rome. Hannibal traveled by land instead of by water because
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started to fight back under the control of Hamilcar Barca‚ his son Hannibal‚ and his son in law Hasdrubal. These 3 were great leaders to the Carthaginians and would win many battles. Unfortunately they did not win the war at the end but they sure did make a large impact in this war against tRome Hannibal captured Saguntum in 219 and Rome demanded his withdrawal. Carthage refused and Rome declared war on them. Because Rome had control of the sea Hannibal led his army over Spain and the Alps. They defeated
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Punic War‚ the great Carthaginian general Hannibal invaded Italy and scored great victories at Lake Trasimene and Cannae before his eventual defeat at the hands of Rome’s Scipio Africanus in 202 B.C. which left Rome in control of the western Mediterranean and much of Spain (History.com). The studies indicate that Rome was at war not only with Carthage‚ but with Hannibal who sworn a blood oath against Rome when he was just a young boy by his father Hamilcar Barca‚ who died in 229 B.C.‚ this time it was
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empires were looking to control Sicily. The First Punic War went from 264 BC to 261 BC‚ and consisted of mostly naval battles between the two empires around Sicily and Northern Africa. At this point Carthage‚ which was led by Hannibal Barca‚ had a much stronger Navy‚ which gave them the advantage in the first war‚ although they suffered a large loss at the battle of Agrigentum in 262 BC‚ which was a land battle. To avoid this happening again‚ the Carthaginians tried to
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249 BCE. P. Claudius Pulcher. Hamilcar Barca (father of Hannibal) who substituted Carthalo who had unsuccessful‚ commanding the Carthaginian fleet. Hamilcar attacked the Italian coast in 247 BC‚ and then landed on Sicily at Heircte near Panormus. This location permitted him to exhaust the rear of the Roman forces who were surrounding Drepana and Lilybaeum which were Carthage’s last forts on Sicily. Hamilcar continued to lighting quick guerilla strategies (Barca from the Punic Baraq means lightning)
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HISTORY Early Period: Aeneas is a Tojan prince who found a new homeland in Italy for his followers‚ which later became known as Rome. Alba was found by Ascanius. Ascanius is Aeneas’s young son by his first wife‚ Creusa and he is most important as a symbol of Aeneas’s destiny—his future founding of the Roman race. Though still a child‚ Ascanius has several opportunities over the course of the epic to display his bravery and leadership. Brutus was a Roman Senator during the late Republic. Though close
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Under Hannibal‚ Carthage acquired new territories in a desperate contest with Rome for economic and naval expansion because‚ like Rome‚ Carthage was a center of commerce and a maritime power in the North of Africa. By the battle of the first Punic War‚ Carthage
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Hannibal won battles in Trebia‚ Lake Trasimene and Cannae. “At the battle of Cannae‚ the Romans lost thousands of soldiers including their leader.” (cite) To gain allied support in the countryside around Cannae‚ Hannibal terrorized towns in Southern Italy. Hannibal later found himself fighting a new Roman General called Scipio that proved difficult‚ resulting in his calling for his brother Hasdrubal and his soldiers assistance. Hasdrubal was killed as he was headed to aid Hannibal. This occurred
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