Hannibal lived from 248 to 183 B.C. Hannibal lived during the time that the Roman Republic was growing as a Mediterranean superpower. Hannibal is most well known from bring an army that had war elephants over the Alps and Pyrenees mountains. After only three years in Italy he had won three major battles. He occupied Italy for 15 years until the Romans forced him back to Carthage. He was later defeated by the Romans in Carthage. Hannibal was defeated by Scipio who studied Hannibal's own war tactics. Hannibal was one of the best generals of ancient times.
I think that in the eyes of the Romans his reputation as a monster was deserved. Hannibal did wage war against the Romans and occupied Italy for 15 years. His victories over the Romans and his occupation of Italy made him very unpopular in Rome and could have branded him a monster.
I think that in the eyes of the Romans his reputation as a monster was deserved. Hannibal did wage war against the Romans and occupied Italy for 15 years. His victories over the Romans and his occupation of Italy made him very unpopular in Rome and could have branded him a monster.
Source:
Hannibal. Web. 1 Mar. 2010. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hannibal.
Picture source:
HannibalTheCarthaginian.jpg. Web. 1 Mar. 2010. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:HannibalTheCarthaginian.jpg.
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