“In late spring, 218 B.C., Hannibal marched through the Pyrenees toward Gaul (southern France) with more than 100,000 troops and nearly 40 war elephants.” Hannibal was a strong and powerful man. He won many fights and conquered cities. He was one of Carthage’s strongest and most famous generals. His father was Hamilcar Barca also a Carthaginian general. In Carthage, Hannibal held a lot of power, he was born into a Carthaginian military family and swore to show his hostility to Rome. He was the man who beat a roman army, when he only had about 59,000 men with him.
Hannibal sent his army to Rome during the 2nd punic war. He carried with him throughout the Alps about 50,000 soldiers, 9,000 cavalry and 37 elephants. This was not during the spring, …show more content…
Ancient.eu says that “he is considered one of the greatest generals of antiquity and his tactics are still studied and used in the present day.” The first war was fought between Carthage and Rome for power over the mediterranean sea region. The second war had just been followed by the first for power. Hannibal had Carthage take over Saguntum. Saguntum was allied with Rome and then let them know what had happened. Rome took this as a sign of war. For eight months it took the Carthaginians to take over Saguntum. Rome asked Hannibal to surrender and Hannibal refused. He then made his plans to attack Italy, this started the second Punic War. Hannibal assembled his army. He told his brother Hasdrubal Barca to stay behind to watch Spain and North Africa. He took his cavalry, his infantry and his 37 elephants with him on this what History.com says is a 1,000 mile journey “through the Pyrenees, across the Rhone River and the snow capped Alps, and finally into central Italy.” He met the Romans with an army of 200,000. He then miraculously defeated them over some time. He took control of Rome and defeated them in a series of battles. Now let’s fast forward to the third Punic War. While Hannibal had control of Italy, some Romans devised a plan to take him out. History.com says this, “The Roman defeat at Cannae stunned much of southern Italy, and many of Rome’s allies and colonies defected to the Carthaginian side. Under the leadership
Hannibal sent his army to Rome during the 2nd punic war. He carried with him throughout the Alps about 50,000 soldiers, 9,000 cavalry and 37 elephants. This was not during the spring, …show more content…
Ancient.eu says that “he is considered one of the greatest generals of antiquity and his tactics are still studied and used in the present day.” The first war was fought between Carthage and Rome for power over the mediterranean sea region. The second war had just been followed by the first for power. Hannibal had Carthage take over Saguntum. Saguntum was allied with Rome and then let them know what had happened. Rome took this as a sign of war. For eight months it took the Carthaginians to take over Saguntum. Rome asked Hannibal to surrender and Hannibal refused. He then made his plans to attack Italy, this started the second Punic War. Hannibal assembled his army. He told his brother Hasdrubal Barca to stay behind to watch Spain and North Africa. He took his cavalry, his infantry and his 37 elephants with him on this what History.com says is a 1,000 mile journey “through the Pyrenees, across the Rhone River and the snow capped Alps, and finally into central Italy.” He met the Romans with an army of 200,000. He then miraculously defeated them over some time. He took control of Rome and defeated them in a series of battles. Now let’s fast forward to the third Punic War. While Hannibal had control of Italy, some Romans devised a plan to take him out. History.com says this, “The Roman defeat at Cannae stunned much of southern Italy, and many of Rome’s allies and colonies defected to the Carthaginian side. Under the leadership