How rome got Hannibal to leave Italy?

How long was Hannibal in Italy before he returned to Carthage?

He did not go to Rome. He went from Spain to Italy, but did not attack Rome. He started in Spain in April-May and had his first battle in northern Italy in December 2018.

What forced hannibal to leave italy?

Scipio Africanus undertook a campaign in what the Romans called Africa (Tunisia and western Libya), Carthage's homeland. The purpose was to force Hannibal out of Italy. It worked because Carthage recalled Hannibal to fight Scipio, who defeated him at the battle of Zama. After initial stunning victories Hannibal got bogged down in southern Italy and was confined there by the Roman legions. When his brother Hasdrubal, who was bringing reinforcements and siege machines from Spain (the power base of Hannibal), was intercepted and routed in central Italy, Hannibal withdrew to the easily defensible mountains of Calabria (the toe of Italy). He was stuck there for four years.

Did Hannibal attack the city of rome?

No, he never got that close to the city itself.

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.

How did Rome defeat the cartaginians?

In the First Punic War, which was fought in Sicily, the rugged terrain created a stalemate in the land war. This conflict was fought mainly at sea. The Carthaginian had a very good navy and excellent sailors. Rome built a fleet from scratch, but her sailors were inexperienced. To make up for this they built a boarding bridge (the corvus) of their ships. This worked well and the Romans won several battles. However, it made the ships top heavy and vulnerable in storms. The corvus was eventually ditched. Despite this, Rome still won the final naval battle of the war. In the Second Punic War, Hannibal invaded Italy and routed the armies of the Romans and their Italian allies four times. The Romans switched to a strategy of attrition. They avoided open battles against Hannibal and harassed him. They got Hannibal stuck in the south of Italy. They concentrated on retaking Capua (Italy's second largest city) which sided with Hannibal. They then sent several legions to different parts of the south to retake towns seized by the Carthaginians. The manpower available to Rome was far greater than that of Hannibal, who was leading what was an expeditionary force. The Romans also intercepted Hasdrubal, Hannibal's brother who was taking reinforcements for Hannibal from Spain (Hannibal's power base). Rome also won a war in southern Spain , defeating the Carthaginians there, and took over this area. At this point, with no chance of getting reinforcements, Hannibal's campaign came to a dead end. Finally, the Romans started a campaign in Tunisia (Carthage's homeland) forcing Hannibal to leave Italy to fight there. They won this final battle. It was relatively easy for Rome to win the Third Punic War. The power of Carthage had been severely curtailed by the previous war.

What would have happened if Hannibal had won the battle of Zama?

If Hannibal would have won the Battle of Zama, this would not have made a big difference to the outcome of the Second Punic War. Hannibal's campaign in Italy had already come to a dead end. He has already lost two main cities in the south of Italy which had allied with him (Capua) or conquered by him (Tarentum). He had been further weakened by the Roman legions and got stuck in southern Italy. The army of his brother (Hasdrubal) which was bringing reinforcements and siege machines from Spain, had been destroyed in central Italy. As a result, Hannibal withdrew to the easily defensible mountains of Calabria (the toe of Italy). Scipio's Afircanus' victory against the Carthaginians in southern Spain led to the loss of the Carthaginian territories there (which were Hannibal's power base), which mean that Hannibal could no longer hope for further reinforcements from there. Hannibal had been confined to Calabria for four years. The point of Scipio Africanus taking the war to Africa (Tunisia), Carthage's homeland, was to force Hannibal to leave Italy. Carthage recalled Hannibal to Africa to to defend the city. Therefore, even if Scipio had lost the Battle of Zama, he would have still achieved his objective of getting Hannibal out of Italy. He would have probably just returned to Sicily.

Explain how Rome gradually defeated the Carthaginians?

The war started when the romans sent an at army to sicily to prevent a carthaginian takeover. Rome crushed carthage's navy off the coast of sicily and then the island then came under roman rule

Why did Hannibal invade Italy?

It was said that Hannibal wanted to take revenge for Rome seizing the islands of Corsica and Sardinia, which had been Carthaginian possessions, taking advantage of Carthage having to deal with a rebellion of her mercenaries after the Fist Punic War.

What were the reasons for the eventual and final Roman victory over the Carthage and it's general Hannibal?

There were several reasons for Rome's victory over Hannibal. A few of them are the Roman fighting spirit, the Roman population and the Roman generalship in the person of Scipio Africanus. The early Romans were the pit bulls of the ancient world. When they went to war they went to win. They may have lost battles, but in the end they won the wars. Hannibal invaded Italy from his base in Spain. The Romans suffered devastating losses in Italy due to Hannibal's military genius and the superiority in numbers of his cavalry. As a result, the Romans adopted a war of attrition. They avoided open battle to avoid defeat and instead tried to wear him down through constant harassment. Hannibal got bogged down in southern Italy because he could not attack Rome as he had lost his siege machines while crossing the Alps to reach Italy. Moreover, the peace faction in Carthage refused to send him reinforcements. After the Romans' biggest rout at the Battle of Cannae many of Rome's allies in southern Italy went over to Hannibal. Hannibal needed such defections to increase the size of his army which, being an expeditionary force, was much smaller than the size of the forces that Rome could mobilise. However, he failed to make the defections decisive. The Romans were able to field new armies and kept coming back. Hasdrubal, Hannibal's brother, brought reinforcements and siege machines from Spain, but he was intercepted and routed before he could reach Hannibal. At this point Hannibal's campaign came to a dead end. He spent the next four years stuck in Calabria (the toe of Italy) whose mountains made it easy to defend. Scipio Africanus defeated the Carthaginians in Spain. Spain had been the flash-point which had triggered the war. The Carthaginians lost their territories in Spain and with this they could no longer send reinforcements to Hannibal from there and lost their main source of wealth, the silver mines of Spain. The victory in Spain paved the way for Scipio Africanus' expedition to Africa. Hannibal was recalled to defend his home turf. The battle at Zama was a defeat for Hannibal and the end of the war.

What was the most amazing thing Hannibal Barca did?

He was able to maintain his position in Italy for 14 years in the face of overwhelming numerical supperiority of Rome and its allies. He achieved this not by attacking the city, for which he had insufficient resources, but by his efforts to detach some of Rome's allies to his own side. This only came to an end when Rome, taking the strategy of the indirect approach, landed an army in North Africa threatening Carthage, which latter called him and his army home to defend the city.

Who was the leader of Rome who fought against Hannibal from Carthage?

Scipio Africanus was the most famous. Other generals were less successful. === === Probably the most successful was Fabius Maximus. He got his Maximus (not Great but Greatest - what other general got that accolade?) by not fighting. His army avoided engaging Hannibal and getting defeated, but shadowed it in the hills, posing a constant threat, and inhibiting Hannibal's aim of detaching Rome's allies from the Roman side. This most of all saved Rome. Scipio delivered the coup de grace by invading North Africa and getting Hannibal recalled to defend the city.

Who was Hannibal what happened to him and why was he important?

Hannibal Barca was one of the greatest warriors of his time. he killed many men in trying to complete his fathers dream, to defeat Rome and take control of their empire. he was part of the 2nd Punic war out of three.He was son of Hamiclar Barca and lived 248--183 or 182 BC was a Cartgaginian military commander and tactician who is popularly credited as one of the most talented commanders in history. His father, Hamilcar Barca, was the leading Carthaginian commander during the First Punic War, his younger brothers were Mago and Hasdrubal, and he was brother-in-law to Hasdrubal the Fair.