it took 60,000 soldiers, 6,000 horsed, and 37 elephants
Please clarify what you mean by elf to room. Also note that Hannibal was not from ancient Rome. He was a Carthaginian.
Hannibal lost his siege machines when he crossed the Alps to get into Italy. Without these machines we could not hope to take a city the size of Rome, which would have had to be starved into submission with a long siege. After travelling from northern to central Italy and winning a battle there, Hannibal headed to the south instead attacking Rome for this reason.
Hannibal was not from ancient Rome. He was a Carthaginian. He invaded Italy by crossing the Alps. The exact location of his crossing is not known. It was somewhere on the stretch of the Alss which is now between Italy and France, near the River Rhone
Yes, he was. He was the Carthaginian general who attacked Italy from the north, crossing the Alps. It was a surprise attack as the Romans had never expected an attack from that direction. Hannibal led a 30,000 army, won several battles against the Roman army on his way to Rome, but he could not take Rome itself. In the end he was recalled to Africa and was defeated by Scipio at Zama in 202.
Rome sat on top of an uneasy confderation of Italian citiy-states, whose combined power gave Rome ascendancy. Hannibal's strategy was to take the war to Italy and detach as many of these restive Roman subject cities as possible to his own side. He was partly successful and remained a threat in Italy for many years.Rome took fifteen years to wake up, but then retaliated with the same strategy by sending Scipio to Africa with an army to threaten Carthage. Hannibal was recalled to defend Carthage, and was defeated there, ending the Second Punic War.
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Please clarify what you mean by elf to room. Also note that Hannibal was not from ancient Rome. He was a Carthaginian.
Tradition has it that Hannibal had poison hidden in a ring, and had been keeping it with him ever since Rome began pursuing him.
Hannibal lost his siege machines when he crossed the Alps to get into Italy. Without these machines we could not hope to take a city the size of Rome, which would have had to be starved into submission with a long siege. After travelling from northern to central Italy and winning a battle there, Hannibal headed to the south instead attacking Rome for this reason.
Hannibal was not from ancient Rome. He was a Carthaginian. He invaded Italy by crossing the Alps. The exact location of his crossing is not known. It was somewhere on the stretch of the Alss which is now between Italy and France, near the River Rhone
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He went through spain, traveled over the Alps, the went into Italy.
Yes, he was. He was the Carthaginian general who attacked Italy from the north, crossing the Alps. It was a surprise attack as the Romans had never expected an attack from that direction. Hannibal led a 30,000 army, won several battles against the Roman army on his way to Rome, but he could not take Rome itself. In the end he was recalled to Africa and was defeated by Scipio at Zama in 202.
50,000 infantry and 12,000 cavalry.
Look to the related link below for additional information on the Carthaginian general that may answer your ambiguous question . Hannibal was a general in the army of Carthage and the terror of Rome during the Second Punic War. Although a brilliant commander and battle strategist, he was unable to take advantage of his battlefield victories to force Rome to surrender. He is best remembered for leading his troops, complete with a compliment of elephants, on an incredible march from Spain, across Europe, and surprised Rome by crossing the Alps. Though he defeated Rome in several brilliant battles, Rome's Fabian Plan prevented him from attaining an ultimate victory. Finally recalled to Carthage to protect it against Scipio's forces who were threatening the city itself, Hannibal lost the Battle of Zama, forcing Carthage to surrender. Eventually, Rome declared Hannibal to be a Public Enemy; so, he fled and assisted many of Rome's foes in their own wars with the expanding Republic. Finally, he was betrayed by an ally and took poison rather than be taken prisoner by Roman forces.
Rome sat on top of an uneasy confderation of Italian citiy-states, whose combined power gave Rome ascendancy. Hannibal's strategy was to take the war to Italy and detach as many of these restive Roman subject cities as possible to his own side. He was partly successful and remained a threat in Italy for many years.Rome took fifteen years to wake up, but then retaliated with the same strategy by sending Scipio to Africa with an army to threaten Carthage. Hannibal was recalled to defend Carthage, and was defeated there, ending the Second Punic War.
Hannibal, the son of Hamilcar Barca, was a leading general for Carthage in what many historians refer to as the Second Carthaginian War, and as many know it the Second Punic War. Hannibal began his campaign against ancient Rome by attacking an ally of Rome in Spain, Saguntum in 219 BC. With a vast, fit & trained army along with 40 war elephants, Hannibal made a daring crossing of the Alps in 218 BC. He defeated a Roman army at Trasimine in 217 BC. He later gave the Roman legions one of their worst defeats at the battle of Cannae in 216 BC. He waged further campaigns in the Italian peninsula and had to depart from Italy in 203 BC to defend his capital of Carthage against Roman forces moving in Northern Africa. At the Battle of Zama, Hannibal was defeated by the Romans and their allies. Carthage had to surrender and take the terms of the peace treaty drawn up by Rome.