The Roman defeated Hannibal by changing their tactics. They were able to wear down Hannibal's army, which had suffered may casualties just getting to Italy and then having to fight their way through. When Hannibal set for reinforcements from Carthage, they were never sent. The Romans also attacked in Spain, diverting Hannibal's attention from Italy and then in Africa itself, where Hannibal had to fight to defend his homeland and lost.
He mounted a mercenary expeditionary force from northern Spain into Italy where he inflicted several defeats o Roman armies. However he did not have a siege train to attack the city itself with, and was eventually recalled to Carthage to defend it against an expeditionary force from Rome. He lost.
He gathered allies in Italy, defeated Roman armies several times but did not a seige train to capture the city, but remained in Italy threatening it.
Rome counter attacked in Spain and against Carthage, and Hannibal was recalled after fourteen years to defend Carthage in North Africa.
Hannibal occupied much of Italy for 15 years but was unable to march on Rome. An enemy counter-invasionof North Africa forced him to return to Carthage, where he was decisively defeated by Scipio Africanus at the Battle of Zama.
By superior tactics at the Battle of Zama 202 BCE.
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Hannibal brought a knife to attack Rome. This is from a love story.
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North. This is important because the Romans were expecting an attack from the South.
Hannibal brought a knife to attack Rome. This is from a love story.
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Hannibal Barca.
Hannibal.
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.
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Hannibal Barca.
Hannibal lead the Carthaginian attack against Rome in 218BC.
He fought with Rome for 19 years, he was in Italy for 14 years.
No, he never got that close to the city itself.
Attack the city of Rome.
Hannibal Barca of Carthage.