Carthaginian Senators were very much divided as to whether they should support Hannibal in the war against Rome. Initially the Barca faction was very strong and their adversary, Hanno the Great was very much in the minority. Hanno strongly opposed the war. When a delegation of Romans descended on Carthage to protest the siege of […]
Quora Question: Did Carthaginian Senators Fell that Hannibal Invited the Wrath of Rome on its People. Were It Not For Hannibal Would Carthage Have Survived?
Filed Under: Ancient Rome, Carthage Tagged With: Battle of Cannae, Battle of Dertosa, Carthage, Hannibal, Hanno the Great, Hasdrubal Barca, Hasdrubal Son of Gisco, Mago, Treaty of Lutatius
The Punic Wars
There were three Punic wars fought between ancient Rome and Carthage. The first lasted from 263 to 241 B.C. The origins of the First Punic War are rather murky, and it would seem that the Romans and the Carthaginians blundered into it. The catalyst was the city of Messana which had been conquered by an […]
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Quora Question: Why did Hannibal Hate the Romans
Hannibal’s father was Hamilcar Barca, the most effective general Carthage produced during the 23 year long First Punic War, 264 B.C. to 241 B.C. In 264 B.C. Carthage suffered a massive defeat at the naval battle of the Aegates Islands and sued for peace. Hamilcar Barca had been having some success against the Romans in […]
Filed Under: Ancient Rome, Carthage Tagged With: Antiochus III, Carthage, Hamilcar Barca, Hannibal, Lucius Cornelius Scipio Asiaticus, Prusius King of Bithynia, Saguntum, Scipio Africanus, Treaty of Lutatius
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