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What river did Hannibal lose most of his elephants in the second punic war?
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It was mountains - The Alps.
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How did the second Punic war begin?
Hannibal started the second punic war by invading the town of Saguntuni north of the river Iber to purposefully provoke the Romans
What was the first major obstacle that the Hannibal army faced?
How to cross river with elephants... was I guess the first major obstacle the Hannibal army faced...
What battle did Hannibal win over the Romans?
he was defeated in Carthage at the battle of zama, by Scipio Africanus
Where did the first punic war take place?
The Second Punic War took place in Italy, Spain, Tunisia and eastern Algeria. Hannibal invaded Italy. The Romans conducted two campaigns in Spain, where the Carthaginians had territories in the south. They did so because the war was sparked by Hannibal capturing a Spanish town which was a Roman ally. Rome had to fight in Spain because she was supposed to defend her allies there. Towards the end the Romans took the war to Tunisia because that is where Carthage was. There were also operations in eastern Algeria to pursue a Carthaginian ally from that area.
What are the events from the start of the First Punic War and the start of the Second Punic War?
First Punic War: Carthage was pushing its control in Sicily and ran up against some rebellious mercenary soldiers. Rome chose to support them as a means of having an excuse to move into Sicily to expand its territory beyond Italy. Second Punic War: Carthage attacked Sargentum in Spain, in breach of the Ebro River line agreed with Rome as dividing their areas of interest in Spain.
How did the second Punic war begin?
Hannibal started the second punic war by invading the town of Saguntuni north of the river Iber to purposefully provoke the Romans
What was the first major obstacle that the Hannibal army faced?
How to cross river with elephants... was I guess the first major obstacle the Hannibal army faced...
Why did Hannibal create the second Punic war?
Hannibal did not 'create' the second Punic War. He participated in it as a general of the Carthaginian forces. Whilst Hannibal did not 'create' the Second Punic War, he did precipitate it. The war was precipitated by Hannibal's siege of Spanish city of Saguntum after the assassination of Carthaginian supporters in this city. Saguntum was an ally of Rome.The siege lasted for months and the Romans ignored it, concentrating on a rebellion of the Illyrians of east coast the Adriatic Sea instead. This created discontent among the Spanish cities on the east coast north of the river Ebro, which were also allies of Rome. Eventually, Rome was forced to declare war on Carthage in order not to loose her Spanish allies. The speed with which Hannibal subdued Rome's allies in Spain (he took only two months) and reached Italy shows that he was prepared for war and had wanted war. Not everyone in Carthage supported Hannibal's war aim. There was also a peace party. Hannibal has sworn to his father that he would take revenge on the Romans for the First Punic War. He was quoted to have said: i swear so soon as age will permit ... I will use fire and steel to arrest the destiny of Rome.'
What has caused modern day historians to discredit the ancient Greek Appian's version of the Second Punic War?
Appian blamed Hannibal for starting the war by crossing the Ebro River, so breaking the 226 BCE Treaty.. This is clearly wrong - Polybius' account shows that Hannibal crossed the Ebro only after Rome declared war.
What battle did Hannibal win over the Romans?
he was defeated in Carthage at the battle of zama, by Scipio Africanus
What river in France did Hannibal cross?
The river in France that Hannibal crossed is called the river Rhone
How can the first US Civil War Battle of Bull Run be compared to the defeat of Hannibal's brother in the Second Punic War?
At the first battle of Bull Run in the US Civil War, Confederate generals Johnston and Beauregard were able to use their interior lines to place a concentrated force in space against the Union army of General McDowell. In the Second Punic War, Hannibal's brother, Hasdrubal, was defeated by the Roman General Nero when Nero also was able to exploit his interior lines and focus a concentration against the surprised Carthage general and force his defeat as Hasbrubal had his back to a river and could not retreat. This battle was a severe loss to Hannibal's war efforts against Rome, and a severe family loss as well.
Where did the first punic war take place?
The Second Punic War took place in Italy, Spain, Tunisia and eastern Algeria. Hannibal invaded Italy. The Romans conducted two campaigns in Spain, where the Carthaginians had territories in the south. They did so because the war was sparked by Hannibal capturing a Spanish town which was a Roman ally. Rome had to fight in Spain because she was supposed to defend her allies there. Towards the end the Romans took the war to Tunisia because that is where Carthage was. There were also operations in eastern Algeria to pursue a Carthaginian ally from that area.
What are the events from the start of the First Punic War and the start of the Second Punic War?
First Punic War: Carthage was pushing its control in Sicily and ran up against some rebellious mercenary soldiers. Rome chose to support them as a means of having an excuse to move into Sicily to expand its territory beyond Italy. Second Punic War: Carthage attacked Sargentum in Spain, in breach of the Ebro River line agreed with Rome as dividing their areas of interest in Spain.
What is the relationship between history and geography?
History can often decide history. For example, The sacond punic war (Carthage vs Rome). Hannibal lost thousands of men on the alps (Livy puts it at 36,000). This had an ompact on his ability in Italy. Hannibal also won victory at the Trebbia as the river froze the Romans spirits. There are many other examples in history. I really hope that this isn't a homework question for you.
What was the cause of the second punic war?
The underlying cause was the determination of Rome to dispose of the threat which it percieved from Carthage, against which it had already won two wars.The official cause was violation of the peace treaty from the Second Punic War which made the Roman Senate arbitrator of all border disputes involving Carthage, so that Carthage had to get approval from the Roman Senate before going to war. Rome then used its ally Numidia as proxy to harrass Carthage, which eventually had to defend itself. This gave Rome a valid excuse to declare war and destroy Carthage, extablishing Rome as undisputed power in the western Mediterranean.
What was the weather like on Hannibal's journey?
It was cold crossing the River Rhone and Freezing in the Alps
