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Who was Hannibal and what is he famous for in the second Punic war?
Hannibal was a Carthaginian general who was a sworn enemy of Rome. He is famous for attacking Rome from the north by crossing the Alps with war elephants.
How was Hannibal's attack on Rome more difficult?
Hannibal lost his siege machines when he crossed the Alps to get into Italy. Without these machines we could not hope to take a city the size of Rome, which would have had to be starved into submission with a long siege. After travelling from northern to central Italy and winning a battle there, Hannibal headed to the south instead attacking Rome for this reason.
What was the center of the city of rome?
Who was hannibal
What happened to Hannibal after the battle of Zama?
hannibal lost the war because he had to retreat because Publius Conelius Scipio was attacking Spain and thus Rome won the war while Hannibal lost.
Why did Hannibal's overwhelming victory over Rome at the Battle of Cannae not cause Rome to surrender?
Rome itself was secure as Hannibal did not have a siege train to capture it. it became a contest to keeping its allies from going over to Hannibal and so maintaining a source of food and soldiers to replace the losses. Rome was able to maintain this, Hannibal was frustrated and Rome launched an attack on the Carthaginian homeland which resulted in his recall from Italy to defend it. Strategy - Hannibal attacking Rome at its heartland, responded to by a similar attack by Rome at his heartland.
Did Hannibal attack the city of rome?
No, he never got that close to the city itself.
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.
Where was famous general Hannibal from?
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Did the second Punic war capture the city of Rome?
The Carthaginian general Hannibal during the Second Punic War never captured the city of Rome . Rome was never even besieged by Carthaginian forces as they did not have a seige train. Hannibal did ransack the countryside of Italy .
In 218 BC Hannibal crossed the Alps with the intent of capturing what city?
Rome.
Which of the following did Hannibal not do during the second punic war?
Attack the city of Rome.
What was the name of the city Hannibal seized which provoked Rome into a war with Carthage?
Saguntum.
