Hannibal (Carthaginian general)

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Carthaginian general human military commander politician statesman

Hannibal was a renowned Carthaginian military commander of the Second Punic War, best known for leading his army, including war elephants, across the Alps to fight the Roman Republic.

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Observed surface forms (6)

Surface form Occurrences
Hannibal 13
Hannibal Barca 31
HANNIBAL 1

Statements (85)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Carthaginian general ⓘ
human ⓘ
military commander ⓘ
politician ⓘ
statesman ⓘ
advisorTo Antiochus III the Great ⓘ
Prusias I of Bithynia ⓘ
allegiance Carthage ⓘ
surface form: Carthaginian Republic
birthPlace Carthage ⓘ
campaignTheater Alps ⓘ
Iberian Peninsula ⓘ
Italian Peninsula ⓘ
North Africa ⓘ
conflict First Macedonian War (as ally of Philip V of Macedon) ⓘ
Second Punic War ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Carthage ⓘ
culture Punic ⓘ
deathCause suicide by poison ⓘ
deathPlace Bithynia ⓘ
near Libyssa (in modern Turkey) ⓘ
describedIn Appian’s Roman History ⓘ
Livy ⓘ
surface form: Livy’s Ab Urbe Condita

Plutarch’s Parallel Lives ⓘ
Polybius’ Histories ⓘ
era 2nd century BC ⓘ
3rd century BC ⓘ
ethnicGroup Carthaginian ⓘ
familyName Barca ⓘ
father Hamilcar Barca ⓘ
fullName Hannibal (Carthaginian general) self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Hannibal Barca
givenName Hannibal (Carthaginian general) self-link ⓘ
surface form: Hannibal
influenced Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington ⓘ
surface form: Duke of Wellington

Napoleon Bonaparte ⓘ
Roman military doctrine ⓘ
modern military strategy ⓘ
knownFor crossing the Alps with war elephants ⓘ
defeating several Roman armies in Italy ⓘ
leading Carthaginian forces in the Second Punic War ⓘ
tactical victory at the Battle of Cannae ⓘ
use of double‑envelopment tactics ⓘ
languageSpoken Greeks ⓘ
surface form: Greek

Latin (at least to some extent) ⓘ
Phoenician language ⓘ
surface form: Punic language
legacy considered one of the greatest military commanders in history ⓘ
symbol of resistance to Rome ⓘ
militaryBranch Carthaginian army ⓘ
militaryRank general ⓘ
strategos autokrator ⓘ
name Hannibal (Carthaginian general) self-link ⓘ
surface form: Hannibal
nativeLanguage Phoenician language ⓘ
surface form: Punic language
notableBattle Battle of Cannae ⓘ
Battle of Lake Trasimene ⓘ
Battle of Zama ⓘ
surface form: Battle of Zama (as Carthaginian commander)

Battle of the Metaurus ⓘ
Battle of the Ticinus ⓘ
Battle of Trebia ⓘ
surface form: Battle of the Trebia
notableStudentOf Hannibal (Carthaginian general) self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Hamilcar Barca (as military mentor)
notableWork Battle of Cannae ⓘ
Battle of Lake Trasimene ⓘ
Battle of Trebia ⓘ
Battle of the Metaurus (as opposing commander) ⓘ
Col du Mont Cenis ⓘ
surface form: Crossing of the Alps

Second Punic War ⓘ
surface form: Second Punic War campaigns in Italy
opponent Gaius Terentius Varro ⓘ
Lucius Aemilius Paullus ⓘ
Scipio Africanus ⓘ
surface form: Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus

Quintus Fabius Maximus Verrucosus ⓘ
Roman Republic ⓘ
positionHeld Carthaginian naval planner (in later career) ⓘ
military commander in chief of Carthaginian forces in Spain ⓘ
suffete of Carthage ⓘ
religion Punic polytheism ⓘ
residence Bithynia ⓘ
Carthage ⓘ
Qart Hadasht (Carthago Nova, in Iberia) ⓘ
court of Antiochus III in the Seleucid Empire ⓘ
various Italian cities under Carthaginian control ⓘ
sibling Hasdrubal Barca ⓘ
Mago Barca ⓘ
strategicGoal to break Roman power in the western Mediterranean ⓘ
to detach Rome’s Italian allies ⓘ
usedMilitaryAnimal cavalry horses ⓘ
war elephant ⓘ
usedMilitaryFormation ambush ⓘ
double envelopment ⓘ

Referenced by (51)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Bruttians → alliedWith → Hannibal (Carthaginian general) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Hannibal
Bruttii → alliedWith → Hannibal (Carthaginian general) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Hannibal
First Macedonian War (as ally of Philip V of Macedon) → alliedWith → Hannibal (Carthaginian general) ⓘ
subject surface form: First Macedonian War
this entity surface form: Hannibal
Lucani → alliedWith → Hannibal (Carthaginian general) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Hannibal
Antiochus III the Great → ally → Hannibal (Carthaginian general) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Hannibal Barca
Prusias I of Bithynia → ally → Hannibal (Carthaginian general) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Hannibal Barca
Gaius Terentius Varro → associatedWithPeople → Hannibal (Carthaginian general) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Hannibal Barca
Battle of Zama → combatant2Commander → Hannibal (Carthaginian general) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Hannibal Barca
Battle of Trebia → commandedBy → Hannibal (Carthaginian general) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Hannibal Barca
Battle of Cannae → commander → Hannibal (Carthaginian general) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Hannibal Barca
Battle of Lake Trasimene → commander → Hannibal (Carthaginian general) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Hannibal
Battle of Zama → commander → Hannibal (Carthaginian general) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Hannibal Barca
Battle of the Ticinus → commander → Hannibal (Carthaginian general) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Hannibal Barca
Polybius’ Histories → evaluatesFigure → Hannibal (Carthaginian general) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Hannibal Barca
Hamilcar Barca → fatherOf → Hannibal (Carthaginian general) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Hannibal Barca
Hannibal (Carthaginian general) → fullName → Hannibal (Carthaginian general) self-linksurface differs ⓘ
subject surface form: Hannibal
this entity surface form: Hannibal Barca
Hannibal (Carthaginian general) → givenName → Hannibal (Carthaginian general) self-link ⓘ
subject surface form: Hannibal
this entity surface form: Hannibal
Hannibal Gaddafi → givenName → Hannibal (Carthaginian general) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Hannibal
Hannibal Hamlin → givenName → Hannibal (Carthaginian general) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Hannibal
Second Punic War → hasCommander → Hannibal (Carthaginian general) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Hannibal Barca
Battle of Trebia → hasMainCommanderForCarthage → Hannibal (Carthaginian general) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Hannibal Barca
Barca → hasMemberWithRole → Hannibal (Carthaginian general) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Hannibal Barca – general
Barca → hasNotableDescendant → Hannibal (Carthaginian general) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Hannibal Barca
suffete of Carthage → hasNotableOfficeHolder → Hannibal (Carthaginian general) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Hannibal Barca
subject surface form: First Macedonian War
this entity surface form: Hannibal
Napoleon Crossing the Alps → inscription → Hannibal (Carthaginian general) ⓘ
this entity surface form: HANNIBAL
Hannibal (Carthaginian general) → name → Hannibal (Carthaginian general) self-link ⓘ
subject surface form: Hannibal
this entity surface form: Hannibal
Hannibal Creek → namedAfter → Hannibal (Carthaginian general) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Hannibal of Carthage
Hannibal, Missouri, United States → namedAfter → Hannibal (Carthaginian general) ⓘ
subject surface form: Hannibal, Missouri
Hannibal → namedAfter → Hannibal (Carthaginian general) ⓘ
subject surface form: Hannibal, Missouri
Hannibal, Missouri → namedAfter → Hannibal (Carthaginian general) ⓘ
Carthage → notableCommander → Hannibal (Carthaginian general) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Hannibal Barca
Hamilcar Barca → notableCommander → Hannibal (Carthaginian general) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Hannibal Barca
Punic Wars → notableCommander → Hannibal (Carthaginian general) ⓘ
subject surface form: Second Punic War
this entity surface form: Hannibal Barca
Appian’s Roman History → notableFigureDescribed → Hannibal (Carthaginian general) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Hannibal Barca
Barca → notableMember → Hannibal (Carthaginian general) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Hannibal Barca
Battle of the Ticinus → notableParticipant → Hannibal (Carthaginian general) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Hannibal Barca
Hannibal (Carthaginian general) → notableStudentOf → Hannibal (Carthaginian general) self-linksurface differs ⓘ
subject surface form: Hannibal
this entity surface form: Hamilcar Barca (as military mentor)
Gaius Terentius Varro → opponent → Hannibal (Carthaginian general) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Hannibal Barca
Lucius Aemilius Paullus → opponent → Hannibal (Carthaginian general) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Hannibal Barca
Quintus Fabius Maximus Verrucosus → opponent → Hannibal (Carthaginian general) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Hannibal Barca
Scipio Africanus → opponent → Hannibal (Carthaginian general) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Hannibal Barca
Battle of Lake Trasimene → opponentCommander → Hannibal (Carthaginian general) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Hannibal
Battle of the Ticinus → opponentCommander → Hannibal (Carthaginian general) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Hannibal Barca
Battle of Zama → opposedCommander → Hannibal (Carthaginian general) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Hannibal
Livy’s Ab Urbe Condita → portraysFigure → Hannibal (Carthaginian general) ⓘ
subject surface form: Ab Urbe Condita
this entity surface form: Hannibal
Mago Barca → reportedTo → Hannibal (Carthaginian general) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Hannibal Barca
Hasdrubal Barca → sibling → Hannibal (Carthaginian general) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Hannibal Barca
Mago Barca → sibling → Hannibal (Carthaginian general) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Hannibal Barca
Qart Hadasht (Carthago Nova, in Iberia) → usedBy → Hannibal (Carthaginian general) ⓘ
subject surface form: Qart Hadasht
this entity surface form: Hannibal Barca