Hannibal (Carthaginian general)
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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.
All labels observed (8)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hannibal Barca | 62 |
| Hannibal | 31 |
| Hannibal (Carthaginian general) canonical | 3 |
| Hannibal of Carthage | 2 |
| HANNIBAL | 1 |
| Hamilcar Barca (as military mentor) | 1 |
| Hannibal Barca – general | 1 |
| Hannibal, son of Gisco | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T110824 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hannibal (Carthaginian general) Context triple: [Hannibal, Missouri, namedAfter, Hannibal (Carthaginian general)]
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A.
Alexander
Alexander is a common male given name of Greek origin, meaning "defender of men."
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B.
Julius
Julius is the first given name of J. Robert Oppenheimer, the American theoretical physicist known as the "father of the atomic bomb."
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C.
Erwin Rommel
Erwin Rommel was a highly respected German field marshal of World War II, famed for his bold and skillful leadership of Axis forces in North Africa and his reputation as the "Desert Fox."
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D.
Punic Wars
The Punic Wars were a series of three major conflicts between ancient Rome and Carthage that ultimately led to Roman dominance over the western Mediterranean.
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E.
Andreas
Andreas is a masculine given name of Greek origin, commonly used in various European and international cultures.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hannibal (Carthaginian general) Target entity description: 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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A.
Alexander
Alexander is a common male given name of Greek origin, meaning "defender of men."
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B.
Julius
Julius is the first given name of J. Robert Oppenheimer, the American theoretical physicist known as the "father of the atomic bomb."
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C.
Erwin Rommel
Erwin Rommel was a highly respected German field marshal of World War II, famed for his bold and skillful leadership of Axis forces in North Africa and his reputation as the "Desert Fox."
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D.
Punic Wars
The Punic Wars were a series of three major conflicts between ancient Rome and Carthage that ultimately led to Roman dominance over the western Mediterranean.
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E.
Andreas
Andreas is a masculine given name of Greek origin, commonly used in various European and international cultures.
- F. None of above. chosen
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
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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
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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
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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 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Hannibal (Carthaginian general) Description of subject: 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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Hannibal
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Hannibal Barca
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Hannibal
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Hannibal
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