10 Things You Might Not Know About Hannibal
Hannibal Barca was Rome’s greatest adversary likely the greatest military general of his generation.
The Greatest Generals of the Second Punic War
Hannibal Barcas and Scipio Africanus have been compared often by many authors, but only a few have studied both in depth and even fewer have actually compared them in a fair and equal manner.
Toga and Dagger: Espionage in Ancient Rome
Anient Rome is remembered as one of the greatest military powers in history, its fame derived from the fearsome reputation of the empire’s legionnaires. Lost in the telling, however, is the important role that espionage played in Rome’s ascent to empire.
Comparing Strategies of the Second Punic War: Rome
What were the strategic factors that allowed Rome to absorb repeated body blows and to endure an enemy army in its homeland for more than a decade without succumbing?
The influence of Hannibal of Carthage on the art of war and how his legacy has been interpreted
Perhaps no other commander in the history of warfare has exerted such a long-term influence on the minds and actions of warriors and scholars of the military arts. It is almost impossible to read military history and not come across some reference to Hannibal and his exploits.
Rome's declaration of war on Carthage in 218 B.C.
The Roman declaration of war in 218 is usually placed in late March or April (i.e. at the earliest date after the entry of the new consuls into office and the beginning of the campaigning season) because, on Polybius’ view, Rome was committed to war on behalf of Saguntum.
The Second Punic War: The tactical successes and strategic failures of Hannibal Barca
The Second Punic War began in 218 B.C under the auspices of the talented young general Hannibal, whose deeds have gone down in history marking him as one of the greatest leaders of the ancient world.
Hannibal's strategies during the second Carthaginian War with Rome and his ultimate goal of Roman subjugation
After the Battle of Cannae, Hannibal retired to the confines of his camp to celebrate the greatest defeat the Romans had ever suffered, and as the future would hold, anyone would suffer
Hannibal the cannibal? Polybius on Barcid atrocities
Polybius includes the story of the cannibalistic plan in his excursus (aristeia) on Hannibal to illustrate the cruel nature of one of the Carthaginian general’s companions, a certain Hannibal Monomachos.