Hannibal Barca, son of Carthaginian general Hamilcare Barca, was born in 247 BC. He became a successful officer in Spain, and after his brother-in-law Hasdrubal was assassinated, he became the leader of the Carthaginian army. In the Second Punic War, Hannibal crossed the Pyrenees and Alps with elephants to attack Rome from the north. He […]