hannibal Barca was the son of hamilcar barca the carthaginian General. AT an early age he joined his father in the conquest of Spain to make up losses from Rome. Upon his father’s death he named commander of all of Carthaginian forces and spent the next two years conquering Spain. Soon later he attacked a state under roman protection starting war, because of this he received little to no support from Carthage in his war against the Romans. He annihilated roman forces with elaborate ambushing and surprise attacks which including crossing the alps which at the time would sem impossible. He caused the Italian allies of Rome to revolt as he pillaged their countryside forcing the Romans to adopt a Fabian strategy( attacking supplies rather than
