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Hannibal, general of the Carthaginian army, lived in the second and third century B. He was born into a Carthaginian military family and made to swear hostility toward Rome. During the Second Punic War, Hannibal swept across southern Europe and through the Alps, consistently defeating the Roman army, but never taking the city itself. Rome counterattacked and he was forced to return to Carthage where he was defeated.

He worked for a time as a statesman before he was forced into exile by Rome. To avoid capture by the Romans, he eventually took his own life. Hannibal Barca was born in Carthage present-day Tunisia in approximately B. He was the son of Carthaginian general Hamilcar Barca Barca meaning "thunderbolt". C, Hamilcar devoted himself to improving both his and Carthage's fortunes.

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At an early age, he took Hannibal to Spain and made him swear eternal hostility toward the Roman Empire. At age 26, Hannibal was given command of an army and immediately set out to consolidate Carthaginian control of Iberia. He married Imilce, an Iberian princess, and conquered or allied with numerous Iberian tribes. In B. In late spring, B.

He met little resistance from local forces allied to Rome. Roman general Publius Cornelius Scipio attempted to confront him at the Rhone River, but Hannibal had already crossed it and was on his way to the Alps. Hannibal's Alps crossing was a remarkable military achievement.