HANNIBAL BARCA STORY

the Romans are known to be one of the

bravest Fighters that history has ever

produced

their determination

tactics

and Grit

made them incredibly skilled Warriors

but that isn't to say that they never

feared anyone out there

throughout the major part of the third

Century Rome was engaged in the Second

Punic War considered one of the

deadliest in Roman history why

because history has written it down as

the greatest danger the Romans faced

although the Romans saw this war just at

the end

one man in particular gave them

sleepless nights

this is the story of Hannibal Barker the

man who almost brought the Romans to

their knees

the contempt against the Romans was

fueled inside Hannibal from a young age

his father a general Hannibal took

Hannibal to a temple in Carthage modern

day Tunisia where he made him swear an

oath of lifelong hostility towards Rome

that was too much bitterness for a child

to experience at a young age

however Hannibal was no ordinary child

he showed great military experience from

a young age and as the years rolled by

his hate for Romans only seemed to grow

a nine-year-old child had made it his

life's mission to bring down the Romans

and restore Carthage to its eternal

glory

[Music]

but that wasn't as easy as it seemed

Hannibal would not see his homeland for

years after leaving with his father for

the battlefield

all he knew at his young age were

military camps

before you knew it he was already

leading his own set of troops at 18.

eight years later he was the commander

of all the carthaginian forces in the

Iberian Peninsula

during this time his father and brother

had passed away and all he had on his

sleeve were years of military experience

and expertise which he had learned from

the two men and quite clearly Hannibal

did not disappoint

he gained immediate control in Spain

establishing the coastal city of

Cartagena as his family's headquarters

where military and economic Powers were

the strongest

this further steamrolled into the

expansion of bastard influence in the

Iberian Peninsula

as expected Rome was the usual suspect

worried about Hannibal's rise

Rome immediately showed action and

allied with the city of segundum to have

someone on their side when the time came

to fight against Hannibal

Hannibal however did not welcome this

Alliance according to a treaty that

materialized earlier the Ebro River was

set as the boundary between the Roman

and carthaginian regions

Romans occupying segundum was considered

a breach of the treaty as per Hannibal

in 219 BCE Hannibal laid Siege to

segundum and eventually captured it

these events led to the beginning of the

Second Punic War

even before the War Began Hannibal was

well informed about his Army's

unfavorable situation

the naval superiority of the Romans

prevented a direct attack from the sea

while the Roman Legions massively

outnumbered his army on the battlefield

of course a different leader would have

opted for a more defensive strategy

[Music]

but Hannibal wasn't your average leader

as a military genius Hannibal would

immediately attack from the front and

take the fight to Rome right in the

heart of Italy

in 218 BCE Hannibal's Army crossed the

Ebro River and moved North

it was a difficult Journey but Hannibal

made some friends along the way

Hannibal entered Southern Gaul with 40

000 men 12 000 Horsemen and 38 war

elephants

a deal was struck with the Gauls and

they allowed Hannibal and his men to

cross the road modern day river flowing

through Switzerland and France before

the Romans could have the upper hand on

him as we said Hannibal possessed two

main qualities of being a brilliant

commander and an intelligent strategist

therefore in October of the same year

Hannibal and his army reached the

foothills of the Alps the Romans

immediately knew that the enemy had

narrowly escaped their clutches although

they weren't happy to hear this news it

resulted in their retreat they headed

back home to prepare for a war that was

due in Spring during this time the Alps

were at the worst time of the year and

nobody would be crazy enough to cross

them with a fleet as large as the

carthaginians

unfortunately for the Romans Hannibal

was as crazy as they came what some war

generals could only dream of Hannibal

went on and executed those Feats before

crossing the Alps his army abandoned all

their Siege engines and parts of the

supply train to cross them easily the

Army had to survive a difficult period

of winter which came with blizzards

avalanches and freezing temperatures

food was scarce and some soldiers even

considered mutiny

to make matters worse the Army was

attacked by surrounding tribes who

settled in the mountains

but despite having the odds stacked

against his men Hannibal and his army

came out victorious in this battle with

nature

they exited the mountainous region

through the po valley and entered Italy

the region of their foe

the Alps were crossed and Hannibal

entered Italy with his army but that

wasn't without its repercussions he lost

almost all his elephants and whatever

remained of his army wasn't a condition

that could be deemed good enough for war

[Music]

but as luck would have it Hannibal's

Army wasn't short of allies the local

tribes revolted against the Romans

allowing Hannibal to enter the picture

and prepare his army for battle

they replenished themselves and got much

needed rest to attack the Romans from

the front as expected the Romans were

caught off guard

they were in complete disarray when they

saw the carthaginians on their toes

ready for battle

[Music]

the Romans immediately sent general

Scipio to intercept Hannibal and his men

[Music]

Scipio and Hannibal and their respective

armies battled each other at the titanus

river in 218 BCE

and arrested Army under the leadership

of Hannibal was unforgiving and decisive

they sent the Roman army packing and

Scipio was severely wounded

this would be considered Hannibal's

first major Triumph in Italy but it was

just the beginning for him

[Music]

although tysonus was a significant

victory for the carthaginians it was

simply a hint of bigger things for

Hannibal and his army

only a month after the events of tysonus

there was an even more significant

victory at trebia

several Romans were killed as they fled

for their lives

and many more drowned in the rivers

nearby due to freezing temperatures

Hannibal's victory at trebia was a

massive success as news spread quickly

amongst the locals who hopped on

Hannibal's cause to lay Siege to Rome

the casualties of the Roman army at

tysonus are believed to be somewhere

between the figures of 20 to 30 000.

Hannibal's Army meanwhile only had a few

thousand deaths so the tide was very

much in favor of the carthaginian

commander the following year in 217 BCE

the Romans were caught off guard again

the Romans thought they had prepared

better this time than tysonus and trebia

they blocked two of the main routes

through the apennines leading South

Hannibal then LED his army through the

Arno Valley a Marshland considered

impossible to pass once again the

elements of nature intervened and

brought significant loss to Hannibal's

Army several of his soldiers drowned in

marshes and died due to infection even

Hannibal himself lost Vision in one of

his eyes that is how difficult getting

past the Arno Valley was but with this

hardship Hannibal and his men had a

victory shortly further ahead at Lake

trasimini Hannibal delivered a

devastating blow to the Romans where he

carried out a vast Ambush it was

considered one of the most successful

military ambushes in history the Romans

lost large numbers in it 15 000 Romans

were killed and an equal number were

taken prisoners of war the path to Rome

was as open as ever and Hannibal knew

that he had to strike while the iron was

still hot

the Romans had failed to get the better

of Hannibal on many occasions

not only did it show Hannibal's military

expertise but it showed that no matter

how much planning the Romans had of

their own Hannibal would almost always

outsmart them since this situation was

getting out of hand the Romans knew they

had to devise a solution quickly

foreign

with Rome badly bruised from Lake

trasemini Hannibal knew that his next

move would probably be the most

important one in the siege of Rome

as for the Romans all these setbacks

only made them more stubborn and they

were in no mood to surrender quintus

Fabius Maximus was appointed as a

dictator by the Senate to save Rome and

Italy as a whole Maximus was a general

who believed in beating the enemy off

the battlefield instead of attacking the

enemy from the front he believed in

eliminating resources that would help

his enemies Maximus was focused on

removing the vital Provisions that

Hannibal's Army could use

as good as this strategy was the Senate

demanded more results quicker it wanted

a quicker Victory because time was not

on its side in the south of Italy

Aristocrats were looted by Hannibal's

forces in large numbers which was

another reason why the Romans wanted to

bring down the curtains of the Second

Punic War the Romans were running out of

patience and the only goal they had in

sight was to get rid of Hannibal and the

carthaginians for good the Roman leaders

had enough of maximus's tactics and

called for a leadership change and this

time two newly appointed consuls entered

the mix emilius paulus and torrentius

varro these two were given an army of 80

000 men to handle one not so simple task

stopping Hannibal Barker Hannibal was

ready for what was coming he knew the

Romans would come in all guns blazing

and to get them to attack first he went

to Kanai and captured an important

Supply Zone Kanai was near the Adriatic

Coast the two armies locked horns in 216

BCE Barrow commanded the Army on this

day and he packed his soldiers in such a

formation that he would attack

Hannibal's soldiers in the center of

their formation

Hannibal had predicted this move so in

the line's central part he placed a

quick moving infantry and heavy infantry

on the positioning flanks it was such a

genius War tactic that military

academies teach even today

as the Romans moved forward Hannibal's

infantry withdrew and the flanks stood

their guard in moments Hannibal's line

ended up taking on a crescent formation

which allowed the legionaries to take

their chance from the center

the Romans were unaware of the

treacherous trap that awaited them the

enemy cunningly surrounded thousands of

Roman soldiers leaving them no room to

move

Hannibal's Cavalry dealt the final blow

as Roman horse riders were driven away

and by Sundown there was nothing left of

the Romans it was a devastating victory

for Hannibal and his army the Romans

were caught off guard before they knew

it it was too late the Roman army had

been completely wiped out when night

fell leaving nothing but destruction One

console a

was killed during the fight while

several others ended up fleeing the

battlefield

this defeat was the most crushing in

Rome's history whether as an Empire or a

republic

but only a few people predicted that

from then on Hannibal would lose what he

had

his grip which he had established in

canny would soon make him and his army

complacent and this complacency would

lead to defeat in the bigger picture

nobody could have predicted that in the

events to come the carthaginians would

fall into the pit of defeat

the current period was the Pinnacle of

Hannibal's military career but several

problems also came with it

Rome was the weakest it had ever been

and its world-famous Army was nowhere to

be seen successive defeats saw their

best army generals Swept Away by

Hannibal as it seemed very likely that

he would soon take over all of Italy the

Republic was in shambles and eventually

fell out of control

even in such a strong position Hannibal

never opted for War as the first option

like any sensible War General

he proceeded to negotiate terms of peace

with the Senate but the Senate rejected

them completely the move was incredibly

risky and after Kanai chaos was

widespread in Rome

[Music]

it seemed as if Hannibal was waiting

outside the gates and that he would

attack at any given instant

such were the fears of the Romans they

repaired the fortifications and expected

Hannibal's massive Army to strike them

immediately and the wait for Hannibal to

strike Rome went on forever because he

never arrived why Hannibal this happened

is still unknown did he believe that

peace could still be an option we do not

know Hannibal's men were serial winners

who won back-to-back battles but were

exhausted they needed rest to recharge

because they still had a long journey

ahead and considering how fortified Rome

was an Army needed to possess the right

equipment for a Siege to carry out

successfully at this point Hannibal and

his army were all on their own because

Carthage was unwilling to send support

of any kind this is one of the reasons

that contributed to the downfall of

Hannibal's Army support for Hannibal was

withdrawn when he was on the cusp of

conquering Rome instead of holding back

and deciding the next course of action

Hannibal's brother has drubal clashed

with the Romans in the battle of the

mataurus but despite his best efforts

has drubal suffered a crushing defeat

and his army was thrown into a

disorganized retreat

has drubal charged into battle in a

last-ditch effort knowing it would

surely lead to his death this was a

massive blow to Hannibal who was then

forced to enlist inexperienced men in

his army from the southern part of Italy

it was the first time between these two

sides that Rome felt it had the upper

hand

[Music]

a Survivor from Kanai was given command

of the Roman armies and sent overseas

in Italy the Romans retreated to the

tactics of Fabian and avoided engaging

with Hannibal's Army on the battlefield

instead a scorched Earth tactic was

applied leaving the carthaginians in

even more disarray

Hannibal's undefeated record against the

Romans is not important because he knew

he was nearing a permanent end all

because he could not capitalize while

the Romans were at their weakest

unfortunately Hannibal was helpless as

he saw scipio's Legions Drive the

carthaginians out of Spain

the Romans eventually took back their

lands in Italy and moved from strength

to strength as Hannibal's allies

abandoned him for good

scipio's trip overseas took him to

Hannibal Barker's Homeland and Hannibal

had to return to Carthage to face Scipio

because they feared that the capital

would fall all the hardships struggle

and lands conquered seemed of little

importance to Hannibal now

it was clear that the Romans were on the

brink of winning the Punic War

the final bit of this Punic War took

place on the Zama Plains in the previous

quarter of 202 BCE

Hannibal Barker like always was leading

a large army

the remaining help came from the Italian

regions he conquered as well as the 80

elephants that he had this time Hannibal

had anticipated what the Romans would do

yet again and he planned to use

elephants to shock them

but now the enemy he faced had studied

his strategy and was well-versed in

countering it

as soon as the elephants made their way

towards the Roman army the Romans opened

up large gaps between their men that

allowed the charging elephants to pass

through

many of these elephants had lost their

controllers resulting in a stampede

amongst the carthaginian Army trampling

the soldiers

an opening in the in the Roman army

Scipio immediately ordered his men to

attack the horsemen who were present on

Hannibal's flanks protecting him

the carthaginian Infantry was also

attacked from behind

which resulted in a brilliant Roman

Victory they had finally bested Hannibal

Barker and now was the time to put him

down once and for all finally Carthage

was disillusioned and received a heavy

knockout at the hands of the Romans

it renounced all that it had and wasn't

allowed to take any sort of military

action without the approval of Rome

even after losing power in the region of

Spain Hannibal's influence in Carthage

was incredible his success was

reflective of people's confidence in him

however the Romans were not ready to let

go of all the shame that they suffered

at one man's hands

so instead of executing Hannibal the

public demanded he be extradited

the hero of Carthage was sent away from

his homeland yet again and this time

there was no point in return

[Music]

for a few years Hannibal served as the

chief military advisor at the court of

Antiochus III and his plan of hitting

back at the Romans was wiped out when

the Romans defeated Antiochus at the

Battle of magnesia in 189 BCE

Hannibal had fled after this war and was

on the Run his last known military

service was in the service of King

prusius the first of bithynia who fought

against the kingdom of pergamon an ally

of the Romans his last victory was when

he defeated pergamon's Fleet this caused

the Romans to intervene and demand that

bithynia hand Hannibal over to them

they eventually complied and Hannibal

was all on his own at this point

but instead of being captured by the

people he loathed all his life he

decided it was better to Die With Honor

thus the Supreme War General committed

suicide by drinking poison at age 66.

foreign

[Music]

Barker was one of the greatest war

generals in history ranking among the

greatest names such as Julius Caesar and

Napoleon Bonaparte

his string of Victories isn't what made

him the greatest

but because it was due to him the Romans

changed their military layout

even after centuries Hannibal Barker is

known as the man who brought the great

Romans to their feet he was a man who

Rome defeated

but his Legend on the battlefield

survives even to this day

the Romans are known to be one of the

bravest Fighters that history has ever

produced

their determination

tactics

and Grit

made them incredibly skilled Warriors

but that isn't to say that they never

feared anyone out there

throughout the major part of the third

Century Rome was engaged in the Second

Punic War considered one of the

deadliest in Roman history why

because history has written it down as

the greatest danger the Romans faced

although the Romans saw this war just at

the end

one man in particular gave them

sleepless nights

this is the story of Hannibal Barker the

man who almost brought the Romans to

their knees

the contempt against the Romans was

fueled inside Hannibal from a young age

his father a general Hannibal took

Hannibal to a temple in Carthage modern

day Tunisia where he made him swear an

oath of lifelong hostility towards Rome

that was too much bitterness for a child

to experience at a young age

however Hannibal was no ordinary child

he showed great military experience from

a young age and as the years rolled by

his hate for Romans only seemed to grow

a nine-year-old child had made it his

life's mission to bring down the Romans

and restore Carthage to its eternal

glory

[Music]

but that wasn't as easy as it seemed

Hannibal would not see his homeland for

years after leaving with his father for

the battlefield

all he knew at his young age were

military camps

before you knew it he was already

leading his own set of troops at 18.

eight years later he was the commander

of all the carthaginian forces in the

Iberian Peninsula

during this time his father and brother

had passed away and all he had on his

sleeve were years of military experience

and expertise which he had learned from

the two men and quite clearly Hannibal

did not disappoint

he gained immediate control in Spain

establishing the coastal city of

Cartagena as his family's headquarters

where military and economic Powers were

the strongest

this further steamrolled into the

expansion of bastard influence in the

Iberian Peninsula

as expected Rome was the usual suspect

worried about Hannibal's rise

Rome immediately showed action and

allied with the city of segundum to have

someone on their side when the time came

to fight against Hannibal

Hannibal however did not welcome this

Alliance according to a treaty that

materialized earlier the Ebro River was

set as the boundary between the Roman

and carthaginian regions

Romans occupying segundum was considered

a breach of the treaty as per Hannibal

in 219 BCE Hannibal laid Siege to

segundum and eventually captured it

these events led to the beginning of the

Second Punic War

even before the War Began Hannibal was

well informed about his Army's

unfavorable situation

the naval superiority of the Romans

prevented a direct attack from the sea

while the Roman Legions massively

outnumbered his army on the battlefield

of course a different leader would have

opted for a more defensive strategy

[Music]

but Hannibal wasn't your average leader

as a military genius Hannibal would

immediately attack from the front and

take the fight to Rome right in the

heart of Italy

in 218 BCE Hannibal's Army crossed the

Ebro River and moved North

it was a difficult Journey but Hannibal

made some friends along the way

Hannibal entered Southern Gaul with 40

000 men 12 000 Horsemen and 38 war

elephants

a deal was struck with the Gauls and

they allowed Hannibal and his men to

cross the road modern day river flowing

through Switzerland and France before

the Romans could have the upper hand on

him as we said Hannibal possessed two

main qualities of being a brilliant

commander and an intelligent strategist

therefore in October of the same year

Hannibal and his army reached the

foothills of the Alps the Romans

immediately knew that the enemy had

narrowly escaped their clutches although

they weren't happy to hear this news it

resulted in their retreat they headed

back home to prepare for a war that was

due in Spring during this time the Alps

were at the worst time of the year and

nobody would be crazy enough to cross

them with a fleet as large as the

carthaginians

unfortunately for the Romans Hannibal

was as crazy as they came what some war

generals could only dream of Hannibal

went on and executed those Feats before

crossing the Alps his army abandoned all

their Siege engines and parts of the

supply train to cross them easily the

Army had to survive a difficult period

of winter which came with blizzards

avalanches and freezing temperatures

food was scarce and some soldiers even

considered mutiny

to make matters worse the Army was

attacked by surrounding tribes who

settled in the mountains

but despite having the odds stacked

against his men Hannibal and his army

came out victorious in this battle with

nature

they exited the mountainous region

through the po valley and entered Italy

the region of their foe

the Alps were crossed and Hannibal

entered Italy with his army but that

wasn't without its repercussions he lost

almost all his elephants and whatever

remained of his army wasn't a condition

that could be deemed good enough for war

[Music]

but as luck would have it Hannibal's

Army wasn't short of allies the local

tribes revolted against the Romans

allowing Hannibal to enter the picture

and prepare his army for battle

they replenished themselves and got much

needed rest to attack the Romans from

the front as expected the Romans were

caught off guard

they were in complete disarray when they

saw the carthaginians on their toes

ready for battle

[Music]

the Romans immediately sent general

Scipio to intercept Hannibal and his men

[Music]

Scipio and Hannibal and their respective

armies battled each other at the titanus

river in 218 BCE

and arrested Army under the leadership

of Hannibal was unforgiving and decisive

they sent the Roman army packing and

Scipio was severely wounded

this would be considered Hannibal's

first major Triumph in Italy but it was

just the beginning for him

[Music]

although tysonus was a significant

victory for the carthaginians it was

simply a hint of bigger things for

Hannibal and his army

only a month after the events of tysonus

there was an even more significant

victory at trebia

several Romans were killed as they fled

for their lives

and many more drowned in the rivers

nearby due to freezing temperatures

Hannibal's victory at trebia was a

massive success as news spread quickly

amongst the locals who hopped on

Hannibal's cause to lay Siege to Rome

the casualties of the Roman army at

tysonus are believed to be somewhere

between the figures of 20 to 30 000.

Hannibal's Army meanwhile only had a few

thousand deaths so the tide was very

much in favor of the carthaginian

commander the following year in 217 BCE

the Romans were caught off guard again

the Romans thought they had prepared

better this time than tysonus and trebia

they blocked two of the main routes

through the apennines leading South

Hannibal then LED his army through the

Arno Valley a Marshland considered

impossible to pass once again the

elements of nature intervened and

brought significant loss to Hannibal's

Army several of his soldiers drowned in

marshes and died due to infection even

Hannibal himself lost Vision in one of

his eyes that is how difficult getting

past the Arno Valley was but with this

hardship Hannibal and his men had a

victory shortly further ahead at Lake

trasimini Hannibal delivered a

devastating blow to the Romans where he

carried out a vast Ambush it was

considered one of the most successful

military ambushes in history the Romans

lost large numbers in it 15 000 Romans

were killed and an equal number were

taken prisoners of war the path to Rome

was as open as ever and Hannibal knew

that he had to strike while the iron was

still hot

the Romans had failed to get the better

of Hannibal on many occasions

not only did it show Hannibal's military

expertise but it showed that no matter

how much planning the Romans had of

their own Hannibal would almost always

outsmart them since this situation was

getting out of hand the Romans knew they

had to devise a solution quickly

foreign

with Rome badly bruised from Lake

trasemini Hannibal knew that his next

move would probably be the most

important one in the siege of Rome

as for the Romans all these setbacks

only made them more stubborn and they

were in no mood to surrender quintus

Fabius Maximus was appointed as a

dictator by the Senate to save Rome and

Italy as a whole Maximus was a general

who believed in beating the enemy off

the battlefield instead of attacking the

enemy from the front he believed in

eliminating resources that would help

his enemies Maximus was focused on

removing the vital Provisions that

Hannibal's Army could use

as good as this strategy was the Senate

demanded more results quicker it wanted

a quicker Victory because time was not

on its side in the south of Italy

Aristocrats were looted by Hannibal's

forces in large numbers which was

another reason why the Romans wanted to

bring down the curtains of the Second

Punic War the Romans were running out of

patience and the only goal they had in

sight was to get rid of Hannibal and the

carthaginians for good the Roman leaders

had enough of maximus's tactics and

called for a leadership change and this

time two newly appointed consuls entered

the mix emilius paulus and torrentius

varro these two were given an army of 80

000 men to handle one not so simple task

stopping Hannibal Barker Hannibal was

ready for what was coming he knew the

Romans would come in all guns blazing

and to get them to attack first he went

to Kanai and captured an important

Supply Zone Kanai was near the Adriatic

Coast the two armies locked horns in 216

BCE Barrow commanded the Army on this

day and he packed his soldiers in such a

formation that he would attack

Hannibal's soldiers in the center of

their formation

Hannibal had predicted this move so in

the line's central part he placed a

quick moving infantry and heavy infantry

on the positioning flanks it was such a

genius War tactic that military

academies teach even today

as the Romans moved forward Hannibal's

infantry withdrew and the flanks stood

their guard in moments Hannibal's line

ended up taking on a crescent formation

which allowed the legionaries to take

their chance from the center

the Romans were unaware of the

treacherous trap that awaited them the

enemy cunningly surrounded thousands of

Roman soldiers leaving them no room to

move

Hannibal's Cavalry dealt the final blow

as Roman horse riders were driven away

and by Sundown there was nothing left of

the Romans it was a devastating victory

for Hannibal and his army the Romans

were caught off guard before they knew

it it was too late the Roman army had

been completely wiped out when night

fell leaving nothing but destruction One

console a

was killed during the fight while

several others ended up fleeing the

battlefield

this defeat was the most crushing in

Rome's history whether as an Empire or a

republic

but only a few people predicted that

from then on Hannibal would lose what he

had

his grip which he had established in

canny would soon make him and his army

complacent and this complacency would

lead to defeat in the bigger picture

nobody could have predicted that in the

events to come the carthaginians would

fall into the pit of defeat

the current period was the Pinnacle of

Hannibal's military career but several

problems also came with it

Rome was the weakest it had ever been

and its world-famous Army was nowhere to

be seen successive defeats saw their

best army generals Swept Away by

Hannibal as it seemed very likely that

he would soon take over all of Italy the

Republic was in shambles and eventually

fell out of control

even in such a strong position Hannibal

never opted for War as the first option

like any sensible War General

he proceeded to negotiate terms of peace

with the Senate but the Senate rejected

them completely the move was incredibly

risky and after Kanai chaos was

widespread in Rome

[Music]

it seemed as if Hannibal was waiting

outside the gates and that he would

attack at any given instant

such were the fears of the Romans they

repaired the fortifications and expected

Hannibal's massive Army to strike them

immediately and the wait for Hannibal to

strike Rome went on forever because he

never arrived why Hannibal this happened

is still unknown did he believe that

peace could still be an option we do not

know Hannibal's men were serial winners

who won back-to-back battles but were

exhausted they needed rest to recharge

because they still had a long journey

ahead and considering how fortified Rome

was an Army needed to possess the right

equipment for a Siege to carry out

successfully at this point Hannibal and

his army were all on their own because

Carthage was unwilling to send support

of any kind this is one of the reasons

that contributed to the downfall of

Hannibal's Army support for Hannibal was

withdrawn when he was on the cusp of

conquering Rome instead of holding back

and deciding the next course of action

Hannibal's brother has drubal clashed

with the Romans in the battle of the

mataurus but despite his best efforts

has drubal suffered a crushing defeat

and his army was thrown into a

disorganized retreat

has drubal charged into battle in a

last-ditch effort knowing it would

surely lead to his death this was a

massive blow to Hannibal who was then

forced to enlist inexperienced men in

his army from the southern part of Italy

it was the first time between these two

sides that Rome felt it had the upper

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a Survivor from Kanai was given command

of the Roman armies and sent overseas

in Italy the Romans retreated to the

tactics of Fabian and avoided engaging

with Hannibal's Army on the battlefield

instead a scorched Earth tactic was

applied leaving the carthaginians in

even more disarray

Hannibal's undefeated record against the

Romans is not important because he knew

he was nearing a permanent end all

because he could not capitalize while

the Romans were at their weakest

unfortunately Hannibal was helpless as

he saw scipio's Legions Drive the

carthaginians out of Spain

the Romans eventually took back their

lands in Italy and moved from strength

to strength as Hannibal's allies

abandoned him for good

scipio's trip overseas took him to

Hannibal Barker's Homeland and Hannibal

had to return to Carthage to face Scipio

because they feared that the capital

would fall all the hardships struggle

and lands conquered seemed of little

importance to Hannibal now

it was clear that the Romans were on the

brink of winning the Punic War

the final bit of this Punic War took

place on the Zama Plains in the previous

quarter of 202 BCE

Hannibal Barker like always was leading

a large army

the remaining help came from the Italian

regions he conquered as well as the 80

elephants that he had this time Hannibal

had anticipated what the Romans would do

yet again and he planned to use

elephants to shock them

but now the enemy he faced had studied

his strategy and was well-versed in

countering it

as soon as the elephants made their way

towards the Roman army the Romans opened

up large gaps between their men that

allowed the charging elephants to pass

through

many of these elephants had lost their

controllers resulting in a stampede

amongst the carthaginian Army trampling

the soldiers

an opening in the in the Roman army

Scipio immediately ordered his men to

attack the horsemen who were present on

Hannibal's flanks protecting him

the carthaginian Infantry was also

attacked from behind

which resulted in a brilliant Roman

Victory they had finally bested Hannibal

Barker and now was the time to put him

down once and for all finally Carthage

was disillusioned and received a heavy

knockout at the hands of the Romans

it renounced all that it had and wasn't

allowed to take any sort of military

action without the approval of Rome

even after losing power in the region of

Spain Hannibal's influence in Carthage

was incredible his success was

reflective of people's confidence in him

however the Romans were not ready to let

go of all the shame that they suffered

at one man's hands

so instead of executing Hannibal the

public demanded he be extradited

the hero of Carthage was sent away from

his homeland yet again and this time

there was no point in return

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for a few years Hannibal served as the

chief military advisor at the court of

Antiochus III and his plan of hitting

back at the Romans was wiped out when

the Romans defeated Antiochus at the

Battle of magnesia in 189 BCE

Hannibal had fled after this war and was

on the Run his last known military

service was in the service of King

prusius the first of bithynia who fought

against the kingdom of pergamon an ally

of the Romans his last victory was when

he defeated pergamon's Fleet this caused

the Romans to intervene and demand that

bithynia hand Hannibal over to them

they eventually complied and Hannibal

was all on his own at this point

but instead of being captured by the

people he loathed all his life he

decided it was better to Die With Honor

thus the Supreme War General committed

suicide by drinking poison at age 66.

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Barker was one of the greatest war

generals in history ranking among the

greatest names such as Julius Caesar and

Napoleon Bonaparte

his string of Victories isn't what made

him the greatest

but because it was due to him the Romans

changed their military layout

even after centuries Hannibal Barker is

known as the man who brought the great

Romans to their feet he was a man who

Rome defeated

but his Legend on the battlefield

survives even to this day