Hannibal

50 years after the First Punic War, Carthage had paid off their entire 10,000 talent fee. They then believed that this meant that the treaty was expired. Numidia, an ally of Rome, had frequently raided Carthage because in the treaty Carthage had agreed not to retaliate. Carthage was outraged that the Numidians had been allowed to invade their nation, and in return, Carthage assembled a small army to attack Numidia without Roman permission. This was the opportunity Rome was waiting for. Though…

riparian area in a healthy balance between overgrowth and overgrazing allows the beaver to thrive (Hannibal). There are many benefits that can be found from increasing the beaver population such as increasing the water yield available to surrounding cities, reduce flooding, making ecosystems more resilient and dams that serve as a reservoir for carbon by creating rich soil that can hold more carbon (Hannibal). “Wolves are connected to climate change: without them, these landscapes would be…

Once his father died his mother became head of the household and Samuel had to quit school and got a job as an apprentice printer at the Hannibal Courier, which paid him in a small ration of food. Then when he was fifteen he got a job as a printer and occasional writer and editor at the Hannibal Western Union, a little newspaper owned by his brother that is when it sparked his interest to become a writer but he didn’t think about it again until later in his life.…

power allowed the Roman Republic to take action and leadership in the city of Rome. Although Roman Republic was a very powerful and successful government it did have its challenges. Carthage a city of North Africa had an empire of its own. General Hannibal of Carthage crossed over to Rome with his army and there…

Freedom to Fate In November of 1835, Samuel L. Clemens, pen name Mark Twain was born in Missouri. There he spent his adolescent years until him and his family moved to Hannibal, a town off the Mississippi River. In Hannibal, Clemens would not only grow up but would develop his love for writing. Although Hannibal was not a big city, it was situated off the Mississippi River which made it a water town. This small detail became Clemens’ greatest inspiration used in his works from the steamboat, the…

Traveling all around the world inspires an author like Mark Twain to broaden his horizons in writing. “Mark Twain was not just a famous writer but one of the best-known storytellers in the west” (Biography.com). Some of his works were “Roughing It, The Gilded Age, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, The Adventures of Huckleberry, Following the Equator, and The Mysterious Stranger” (Katz). “The book Roughing It is Twain’s second book, a comedic romp through the Wild West with hilarious sketches of the…

after facing Carthage at sea, the developed a navy, one that would equal their forces land. Rome’s military gained a lot of experience from fighting Hannibal and the Carthaginians. Hannibal is considered one of the greatest military minds that ever lived. After facing defeat at Cannae in the 2nd Punic War. The Romans learned how to overcome Hannibal and his war elephants. Then finally, with the defeat of Carthage in 146 BCE, the Romans had cemented themselves as the sole rulers of the…

killer. These obsessions lead to different results in the end. The narrator from “The Tell Tale Heart” ends up killing an innocent man and in Silence of the Lambs the FBI agent ends up killing Buffalo Bill, who was the serial killer, all because Hannibal Lector guided her to catching him. People die in the end of both of the stories and the difference is one man was innocent and the other was killed by the FBI agent in her…

Mark Twain, the author of classics such as The Prince and the Pauper and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, endures as one of the most beloved authors of the nineteenth century. While his books may appear to be written for a younger audience, they are full of social commentary and life lessons. Throughout his life, Mark Twain was able to experience all the nineteenth century had to offer in America. By working as a riverboat pilot on the Mississippi River, he was there during the peak of…

Scipio Africanus The second Punic War was ended a year after the battle of zama-- that in which Scipio Africanus defeated Hannibal Barca, which is to be believed to be the reason that Carthage surrendered. He also managed to make Rome out to be a savior of the people when he conquered previously Carthage occupied towns. Scipio Africanus directly impacted Rome through his military career and his work in the senate. Scipio Africanus started his military career before the age of eighteen, when…