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Hannibal Barca was a capable Carthaginian general who brought war/invading army to the Roman mainland and threatened the city of Rome itself .
Hannibal was also an extremely skillful tactician. He annihilated the Romans in many battles which is why the Romans were so afraid of him. He went all the way from Spain through Europe, through the Alps, and into Rome, wreaking havoc in his path. Then, when he reached Italy he marched about the countryside, pillaging everything. However, he could not attack Rome because he didn't have the war-machines necessarily. Since he attacked Rome without the full backing of the Carthaginian war council, Hannibal was having trouble sustaining his troops out in the countryside. His position was made even more difficult because the Romans were pestering him with guerrilla raids which his vastly superior tactical skills were useless against since the raids happened randomly. Being stranded in the countryside eventually led to his retreat to Carthage and the razing of Carthage.
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Rome's strength was in its Italian allies which gave it greater resources than Hannibal commanded. As Hannibal did not have a seige train, he could not capture Rome itself, and he set about detaching its Italian allies. To his ability to defeat Rome's armies in the field he added the erosion of their support and potential isolation and eventual defeat.
It then became a battle for the allies. Rome managed to hang on to some of the more important ones, then took a leaf from Hannibal's strategy and sent an army to threaten the city of Carthage in North Africa, which brought about Hannibal's recall to defend the city.
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∙ 9y agoRome wanted to kill Hannibal because he was a Carthaginian from the major trading city of Carthage. Rome and Carthage were enemies and fought together in the Punic Wars. The Romans wanted to kill Hannibal because Hannibal wanted to kill the Romans first. He marched through the Alps to Rome and attempted to invade the city itself, but failed and he killed himself.
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What famous sea battle did the Romans win which helped to defeat the Carthaginians in the first Punic war?
The Romans (Duilius) inflicted a significant naval defeat upon Carthaginian (Hannibal Gisco [Not the famous Hannibal Barca] ) naval forces at the Battle of Mylae .
Where had the Romans originally planned to oppose Hannibal and the carthagiinians?
The Romans did not have a plan to oppose Hannibal. Hannibal provoked the Second Punic War by attacking Saguntum, a city in Spain which was a Roman ally. The Romans attempted negotiations, but these failed and they had to declare war. Rome had not been following what the Carthaginians were doing in Spain because they were dealing with wars in the Adriatic Sea (on the est coast of Italy) and in northern Italy. Rome sent a fleet to Spain to fight there because Spain was the flash-point Hannibal caught them by surprise by marching on Italy.
Who did rome fight in the punic war for control of the Mediterranean region?
Rome struggled with Carthage for hegemony in the eastern Mediterranean . Rome prevailed .
Why were the Carthaginians and Hannibal unable to break down the walls of Rome during the second punie war?
Hannibal and his Carthaginians were not able to break down the walls of Rome because they never got there. After the loss at Cannae, the Romans changed tactics by not meeting Hannibal in a direct battle, but by small harassing raids. As Hannibal's army was weakened, and no support was coming from Carthage, Hannibal was forced to retreat to the far southern part of Italy.Hannibal and his Carthaginians were not able to break down the walls of Rome because they never got there. After the loss at Cannae, the Romans changed tactics by not meeting Hannibal in a direct battle, but by small harassing raids. As Hannibal's army was weakened, and no support was coming from Carthage, Hannibal was forced to retreat to the far southern part of Italy.Hannibal and his Carthaginians were not able to break down the walls of Rome because they never got there. After the loss at Cannae, the Romans changed tactics by not meeting Hannibal in a direct battle, but by small harassing raids. As Hannibal's army was weakened, and no support was coming from Carthage, Hannibal was forced to retreat to the far southern part of Italy.Hannibal and his Carthaginians were not able to break down the walls of Rome because they never got there. After the loss at Cannae, the Romans changed tactics by not meeting Hannibal in a direct battle, but by small harassing raids. As Hannibal's army was weakened, and no support was coming from Carthage, Hannibal was forced to retreat to the far southern part of Italy.Hannibal and his Carthaginians were not able to break down the walls of Rome because they never got there. After the loss at Cannae, the Romans changed tactics by not meeting Hannibal in a direct battle, but by small harassing raids. As Hannibal's army was weakened, and no support was coming from Carthage, Hannibal was forced to retreat to the far southern part of Italy.Hannibal and his Carthaginians were not able to break down the walls of Rome because they never got there. After the loss at Cannae, the Romans changed tactics by not meeting Hannibal in a direct battle, but by small harassing raids. As Hannibal's army was weakened, and no support was coming from Carthage, Hannibal was forced to retreat to the far southern part of Italy.Hannibal and his Carthaginians were not able to break down the walls of Rome because they never got there. After the loss at Cannae, the Romans changed tactics by not meeting Hannibal in a direct battle, but by small harassing raids. As Hannibal's army was weakened, and no support was coming from Carthage, Hannibal was forced to retreat to the far southern part of Italy.Hannibal and his Carthaginians were not able to break down the walls of Rome because they never got there. After the loss at Cannae, the Romans changed tactics by not meeting Hannibal in a direct battle, but by small harassing raids. As Hannibal's army was weakened, and no support was coming from Carthage, Hannibal was forced to retreat to the far southern part of Italy.Hannibal and his Carthaginians were not able to break down the walls of Rome because they never got there. After the loss at Cannae, the Romans changed tactics by not meeting Hannibal in a direct battle, but by small harassing raids. As Hannibal's army was weakened, and no support was coming from Carthage, Hannibal was forced to retreat to the far southern part of Italy.
Which carthaginian general's army crossed the alps to attack the Romans during the punic wars?
Hannibal
Which animals did Hannibal use to frighten the Romans?
Elephants
Was Hannibal on the Romans side during the Punic War?
Hannibal was a Carthaginian general. He fought the Romans. He invaded italy in the Second Punic War (218-201 BC) with the intention of attacking Rome.
Which army defeated Hannibal?
It was the Romans under the command of Publius Cornelius Scipio who defeated Hannibal at the battle of Zama in 202 bc.
How did Hannibal attack Rome in the Second Punic War?
Hannibal essentially waged a guerrilla war on the Italian mainland against the Romans .
Who was the second punic war between?
Hannibal (representing the Carthaginians) and the Romans
What became clear from the battle of Cannae?
That Hannibal was a superior general to the Romans
What Carthaginian general was almost successful in defeating the Romans?
Hannibal Barca
When did Hannibal and the Carthaginians rebell against the Romans?
They did not rebel against the Romans because they were not subject to the Romans, just rivals. They invaded Italy in 218 BCE.
What age did Hannibal go to war?
Hannibal was only twenty-five years old when he first went to war against the Romans in Spain.
Why did Hannibal poison himself instead of surendering to the Romans?
Hannibal was to the Romans, as is Bin Laden to the US of A today. He tired of continually watching over his sholder for Roman assassins (CIA TODAY), and decided, in his late years, he would end it himself, for surrender to the Romans ment certan torture, and death!
The Carthage general who crossed the alps with elephants to attack rome was?
Hannibal, a famous Carthaginian general, crossed the Alps and almost wiped out the Romans. The Romans were on the verge of defeat until the Roman army reached Carthage's capital. Hannibal's troops rushed home, where they were defeated at Zama, ending the Second Punic War.
What brilliant Carthaginian general proved to be a formidable adversary to the Romans?
Hannibal Barca.
