Hannibal Barca

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Hannibal Barca was a Carthaginian general and statesman who commanded the Carthaginian forces against Rome during the Second Punic War (218-201 BCE). Renowned for his tactical genius, he led an army, including war elephants, across the Alps to invade Italy, achieving stunning victories such as the Battle of Cannae in 216 BCE where he annihilated a larger Roman force. Sworn by his father Hamilcar to eternal enmity against Rome, Hannibal's campaigns terrorized Italy for over a decade but ultimately ended in defeat at the Battle of Zama against Scipio Africanus. Exiled later in life, he continued advising against Rome until his suicide in 183 BCE.[5][8]

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