To threaten the city of Rome, alienate its allies and defeat any army which Rome sent against him.
No Hannibal was involved in the Second Punic war and Rome won all three Punic Wars.
The Punic Wars
It established Rome as the dominant power in the Western Mediterranean, and their move to punish Macedonia for supporting Carthage led them to the Greek east, where they eventually became dominant also.
to be cautious and sneaky
Rome defeated the great Carthaginian general Hannibal in the Punic wars
Hannibal, the Carthaginian general and ruler of the Carthaginian territories in southern Spain invaded Italy at the beginning of the Second Punic War.
The Second Punic War is the most famous of these three wars because of Hannibal's invasion of Italy, which at its beginning seemed to threaten Rome's existence.
Hannibal was dead by the time of the Third Punic War.In the Second Punic War he took the fight to Italy, directly threatening Italy. The remarkable situation that has gone down in history as a brilliant strategy was Hannibal's march through the Alps to reach Italy and totally surprise Rome. He attempted to detach Rome's Italian allies to his side, and remained in Italy for 15 years until Rome woke up and sent a force to Africa to threaten Carthage in the same way.Hannibal was recalled to defend the city, and so his strategy was nullified.
Hannibal was the Carthaginian general in question. Hannibal led both his troops and his elephants over the Alps and into Italy during the Second Punic War.
Notably , Hannibal Barca .
Hannibal is the Carthaginian general who brought elephants through the alps during the second Punic war.
There were three Punic Wars spanning over a hundred and twenty years. During this time there were scores of generals of the Carthaginian forces. The most prominent was Hannibal Barca during the Second Punic War 218-202 BCE.