Hannibal Barca, was a Punic Carthaginian military commander, who is considered as one of the greatest military commanders in history.
At age 26, Hannibal was given command of an army and he immediately set out to consolidate Carthaginian control of Iberia.
His father Hamilcar Barca was insulted by the Romans. He wanted to take revenge from the Romans, but knew it was very difficult to attack Rome, so he crossed the Pyrenees with an army of 50,000 infantry, 9,000 cavalry and 37 elephants; next, he crossed the river Rhône , ferrying his elephants across the water on large rafts. Thence, by a heroic effort, made difficult by autumn snow and guerrilla attacks, he crossed the Alps. In October 218, 38,000 soldiers and 8,000 cavalry and only one elephant had reached the plains along the river Po in the vicinity of the Italian town Turin. With Gauls who inhabited the plains along the Po he defeated the roman army.
For 4 years he was in Italy fighting with the Romans. He didn't get much help from his hometown and Romans had attacked Carthage, so he went back to defend his motherland.
In approximately 183 B.C he consumed poison and died.
Salute to the courage, patients and belief of this great commander who crossed alps with 60,000 people and animals to attack Rome .
At age 26, Hannibal was given command of an army and he immediately set out to consolidate Carthaginian control of Iberia.
His father Hamilcar Barca was insulted by the Romans. He wanted to take revenge from the Romans, but knew it was very difficult to attack Rome, so he crossed the Pyrenees with an army of 50,000 infantry, 9,000 cavalry and 37 elephants; next, he crossed the river Rhône , ferrying his elephants across the water on large rafts. Thence, by a heroic effort, made difficult by autumn snow and guerrilla attacks, he crossed the Alps. In October 218, 38,000 soldiers and 8,000 cavalry and only one elephant had reached the plains along the river Po in the vicinity of the Italian town Turin. With Gauls who inhabited the plains along the Po he defeated the roman army.
For 4 years he was in Italy fighting with the Romans. He didn't get much help from his hometown and Romans had attacked Carthage, so he went back to defend his motherland.
In approximately 183 B.C he consumed poison and died.
Salute to the courage, patients and belief of this great commander who crossed alps with 60,000 people and animals to attack Rome .
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