Hannibal

Hannibal Barca of Carthrage was born in 247B.C. in North Africa. When Hannibal grew up he studied the art of war and at the age of 26 the commander of the carthrage army and Hannibals teacher was assassinated. After this tradgic event Hanniabl became the commander of the carthrage army.When Hannibal Barca reached the alps of Rome they had 90,000 infantry 12,000 calvary units and 40 war elephants. Rome had lost half a million men in battle, when Publius Cornelius Scipio's son, called Scipio the Younger, took command. Scipio the Younger decided to take the risk of striking at Carthage. In 204 B.C., Scipio and an army of 25,000 men landed in Carthage. Hearing of the invasion, Hannibal headed back to North Africa. On the plain of Zama, Scipio and Hannibal aligned their armies for battle. Hannibal's soldiers fought a courageous fight, but they were outflanked and defeated by the powerful Roman legions. Hannibal then sent word to Carthage, "We have lost not only a battle, but the war. Accept the terms of peace offered." After the ratification of a peace treaty, Hannibal became the Chief Magistrate of Carthage. Hannibal increased the stability and prosperity of Carthage so well that Carthage soon regained its place as the commercial capital of the western Mediterranean. The Romans were not only nervous about a quick recovery for Carthage, but were afraid that Hannibal would wage another war. In 195 B.C., the Romans demanded his arrest. Hannibal fled Carthage beginning a life of wandering and exile. In 182 B.C., to avoid capture by the Romans, Hannibal committed suicide by drinking a vial of poison. [|http://www.cwo.co][|m/~lucumi/hannibal.html] Many people get confused with Hannibal of Carthrage and Hannibal lector (the movie). Please try not to get confsed with them, i'll show you the two different pictures one is much more scary than the other.