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Hannibal Barca
Hannibal and his army crossing the Alps into Italy during the Second Punic War.
This 19th-century engraving depicts Hannibal's ingenius ruse of escape from the Romans. After annihilating the Roman Army at the Battle of Cannae in 216 BCE, Hannibal found his route of retreat,
Hannibal was the greatest Carthaginian general during the Second Punic War. This bust dates from the first century BC.
By: Anjola Akande
Citations: "Hannibal." World History: Ancient and Medieval Eras. ABC-CLIO, 2009. Web. 15 October, 2009. . "Hannibal." Livius. 2009. October 16, 2009. "Hannibal." Looklex Encyclopedia. 2008. October 17, 2009.