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noun - general who commanded the Carthaginian army in the second Punic War
noun - a town in northeast Missouri on the Mississippi River
HANNIBAL - Hannibal Barca (; nbl brq; 247 between 183 and 181 BC) was a Carthaginian general, considered one of the greatest military commanders in history. Hi...
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| Having lost about half his troops whil crossing the Alps, he recruited about 15,000 Gauls |
| 7 years after crossing the Alps, he reached the gates of Rome with his troops in 211 B.C., but didn't get in |
| Leaving for Italy in 218 B.C., he gave command of the Carthaginian army in Spain to his brother Hasdrubal |
| In 218 B.C. this Carthaginian defeated the Romans at the Trebia River |
| In the second Punic War, this Carthaginian general almost defeated Rome |
| I brought 37 elephants on my 218 B.C. crossing of the Alps, but only 1 survived; I feel bad about that |
| In 221 B.C. he took command of the Carthaginian Army in Spain from his brother-in-law |
| As a boy in 238 B.C, this general accompanied his father Hamilcar on an expedition to conquer Spain |
| Each year kids can compete in the National Fence Painting Contest in this Missouri town |
| Although born in Florida, Missouri, Mark Twain grew up in this city on the Mississippi River |
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| A port city in north-eastern Missouri, on the Mississippi River, the boyhood home of Mark Twain population 17,432 (est. 2008). |
| (247182 BC), Carthaginian general. In the second Punic War he attacked Italy via the Alps, repeatedly defeating the Romans, but failed to take Rome itself. |
| a town in northeast Missouri on the Mississippi River boyhood home of Mark Twain |
| general who commanded the Carthaginian army in the second Punic War crossed the Alps and defeated the Romans but was recalled to defend Carthage and was defeated (247-182 BC) |
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| Hannibal, MISSOURI, UNITED STATES |
| Hannibal, WISCONSIN, UNITED STATES |
| Hannibal, OHIO, UNITED STATES |
| Hannibal, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES |
| Hannibal, TEXAS, UNITED STATES |
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Hannibal Barca (; nbl brq; 247 between 183 and 181 BC) was a Carthaginian general, considered one of the greatest military commanders in history. His father Hamilcar Barca was the leading Carthaginian commander during the First Punic War. His younger brothers were Mago and Hasdrubal, and he was brother-in-law to Hasdrubal the Fair. * Hannibal lived during a period of great tension in the western Mediterranean Basin, when the Roman Republic established its supremacy over other great powers such as ancient Carthage, the Etruscans, the Samnites, and the Greek kingdom of Syracuse. One of his most famous achievements was at the outbreak of the Second Punic War, when he marched an army which included war elephants from Iberia over the Pyrenees and the Alps into Italy. In his first few years in Italy, he won dramatic victories at the Trebia, Lake Trasimene, and Cannae. He distinguished himself for his ability to determine his and his opponent's respective strengths and weaknesses, and to plan |