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Hannibal began the Second Punic War with a successful siege against the Roman city of Saguntum which barred his way to the Alps. He lost three quarters of his army crossing the Alps, and he had no siege equipment with which to take the city of Rome. As long as Rome was secure behind the Servian Wall and refused to surrender, Hannibal was not able to win. He had twenty thousand of the finest soldiers from the Mediterranean area, but their expertise was in mobilitity on the battlefield, and not in siege warfare. For fifteen years they defeated a succession of Roman commanders, and only Fabius Maximus had some measure of success against Hannibal. A Carthaginian relief army led by Hasdrubal (Hannibal's brother-in-law) and equipped with a siege train crossed the Alps and almost managed to link up with Hannibal's army, but it was intercepted and destroyed by a Roman army. Hasdrubal's head was cut off and launched into Hannibal's encampment. At the moment he saw the severed head of Hasdrubal, it is believed that Hannibal saw the fate of Carthage. The Roman warning of "Hannibal is at the gates" inspired more terror than it indicated actual danger. Without siege engines Hannibal could not take Rome, despite all of his spectacular victories in the field.
Another reason Carthage lost the second punic war was its inability to control the seas. The ability to land troops on the Italian peninsula would have been a tactic to reduce food & supplies to Roman cities.
When the Roman General Scipio invaded northern Africa, Hannibal was forced to withdraw from Italy to defend Carthage. In 202 BC Scipio met Hannibal at ZAMA and desivily defeated Hannibal's army.
With the war concluded Carthage was forced to pay a huge indemnity, cede Spain and her African territories and drastically reduce its fleet.
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Did Hannibal win the first punic war?
No Hannibal was involved in the Second Punic war and Rome won all three Punic Wars.
Who is the Roman general who helpd win the Second Punic War?
There were a number of Roman generals that might be called daring in the Second Punic War. The one that is often cited is Scipio Africanus. His victory over Hannibal at the Battle of Zama, severely dashed all hopes of Carthage to win the war against Rome.
What are some questions for Hannibal on the second punic war?
1) Do you regret having to turn home and defend your country, resulting in you losing the war? 2) What was your plan to win against the Romans?
Who win the 1st Punic war?
The Romans won the first punic war .
Who led Carthage to victory over the Romans in the second Punic Wars?
Carthage did not win over the Romans. The Second punic War was an invasion of Italy by Hannibal Barca. He Routed the armies of the Romans and her Italic allies three times and won some other battles. However, he lost the war. He was eventually cornered into mountainous Calabria (the toe of Italy) and was stuck there for three years until he was recalled to fight the Romans in Tunisia (Carthage's homeland). Moreover, this was Hannibal's war, not Carthage's. His family had conquered southern Spain and ruled it as a private domain. Hannibal conducted a war for revenge. Although many people in Carthage supported him, many objected to it. In fact, Carthage did not provide any aid to Hannibal when he was in need.
Did Hannibal win the first punic war?
No Hannibal was involved in the Second Punic war and Rome won all three Punic Wars.
Did the Rome win the second Punic war?
By abandoning the strategy of defending the Italian peninsula and getting their asses kicked by Hannibal and taking to fight to a defenseless Carthage, which had to recall Hannibal to defend it.
Who is the Roman general who helpd win the Second Punic War?
There were a number of Roman generals that might be called daring in the Second Punic War. The one that is often cited is Scipio Africanus. His victory over Hannibal at the Battle of Zama, severely dashed all hopes of Carthage to win the war against Rome.
What did Rome win during the Second Punic War?
The war.
What are some questions for Hannibal on the second punic war?
1) Do you regret having to turn home and defend your country, resulting in you losing the war? 2) What was your plan to win against the Romans?
What position in the army of Carthage did Maharbal have?
In the second Punic war , Maharbal was a cavalry commander under the command of Hannibal . "You know how to win a victory, Hannibal, but not how to use it." Allegedly spoken by Maharbal to Hannibal upon Hannibal's failure , or reluctance , to march on Rome after the Carthaginian victory at Cannae .
Who win the 1st Punic war?
The Romans won the first punic war .
What was the name of the Carthaginian General of the second Punic war?
His name was Hannibal, son of Hamilcar Barca (who was a general in the first punic war). Hannibal is sometimes called the "father of strategy." He led an invasion of the Italian peninsula, crossing over the Alps into northern Italy to wage a campaign that would last for 15 years. During this time he would win three major battles against the Roman legions: Trebia, Trasimene, and Cannae.
Who led Carthage to victory over the Romans in the second Punic Wars?
Carthage did not win over the Romans. The Second punic War was an invasion of Italy by Hannibal Barca. He Routed the armies of the Romans and her Italic allies three times and won some other battles. However, he lost the war. He was eventually cornered into mountainous Calabria (the toe of Italy) and was stuck there for three years until he was recalled to fight the Romans in Tunisia (Carthage's homeland). Moreover, this was Hannibal's war, not Carthage's. His family had conquered southern Spain and ruled it as a private domain. Hannibal conducted a war for revenge. Although many people in Carthage supported him, many objected to it. In fact, Carthage did not provide any aid to Hannibal when he was in need.
What famous sea battle did the Romans win which helped to defeat the Carthaginians in the first Punic war?
The Romans (Duilius) inflicted a significant naval defeat upon Carthaginian (Hannibal Gisco [Not the famous Hannibal Barca] ) naval forces at the Battle of Mylae .
What battle did Hannibal win over the Romans?
he was defeated in Carthage at the battle of zama, by Scipio Africanus
How did rome win the puinc wars?
The first Punic war was mostly a sea engagement over the island of Sicily, simply put the Romans used their disciplined legionaries as marines and boarded enemy ships (that is not the only tactic used but it is the one i feel most prominent). Also the famed general Hannibal was not involved in this one. The second Punic war, probably the most famous one, was the one most associated with Hannibal. After Hannibal emerged victorious in numerous key battles Rome elected a dictator who adopted a strategy of hit and run small unit to unit tactics not allowing Hannibal to use his superior operational prowess. This worked quite well because Carthage only had about 100 ships to resupply with after the first Punic war and it was impossible to keep a baggage train going over the alps. Hannibal's army eventually starved and had to retreat. Also Rome led an army into Spain which was not under Hannibal's direct leadership and won great victories their. The strategy that was used was named the Fabian strategy after the dictator. The third Punic war was won by a skilled young general Scipio who beat Hannibal at Zama. mostly because of the fact that he convinced Hannibal's cavalry to defect to him (Hannibal's superior cavalry was his only advantage) and Hannibal had to make do with war elephants that had not been fully trained (it generally took 10 years to train an elephant)
