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Hannibal
Hannibal (247-183/181 BC), the Carthaginian general who ravaged Italy in the Second Punic War; named as the high-water mark of the danger Rome faced before its decline.
Reading notes
- The Jugurthine War §5 Hannibal
Hannibal (247-183/181 BC), the Carthaginian general whose invasion of Italy was the gravest danger Rome had faced.
- The Histories §Lep.1 Hannibal
The Carthaginian general of the Second Punic War (218-201 BC), Rome's most dangerous enemy.