...one man and one mind---Hannibal.” The Carthaginian leader Hannibal was one of the greatest threats to the Roman Empire until its ultimate fall in the late 5th century AD. To understand why Hannibal was the great leader he was, it is important to look at his innovative ideas during the Punic Wars because his innovations were unprecedented for the time period. Hannibal was one of the greatest military leaders of all time, although he was not self taught. Hannibal grew up surrounded by military influences. Hannibal’s father, Hamilcar, was a general who taught him much about military strategy and tactics. Hannibal promised his father to have an eternal hatred for...
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...Put Hannibal in the scales: how many pounds will that peerless General mark up today? [ Juvenal, Satire X, lines 147-8 ]. A man of cunning intelligence and power sets out in late spring in 218 which would defeat four Roman consular armies and put the great power Rome at its last breath, but ends up losing the war? This brings up many questions that we can't answer becasue of the lost ancient sources, but through investigation of the surviving sources we are able to justify how and why Hannibal lost the 2nd Punic war. Four major contributions to the loss of the war; the troop ratio between Rome and carthage, the obstacles Hannibals army had to go through to arrive in italy, his desicion after Cannae not to attack Rome and what each army was fighting for. A historian must first trace every battle and what led to the end result in order to answer the question, how did Hannibal lose the 2nd Punic war? Ancient sources like Polybius tells us that Hannibal sets out from New Carthage in 218 late spring, with a total of 90,000 infantry, 12,000 cavalry and 37 elephants, not only but to treck across the mighty alps and end up in Italy with 20,000 infantry and 6,000 cavalry. Hannibals loss of men was enormous and could of been a great factor to the loss of the war. Romes power was mainly from its allies and neighbouring cities which were a huge support in numbers compared to the Carthaginians who were scavanging help along the way on Italian soil, that also created language issues in ordering...
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...Hannibal Barca was a military commander. He led the Carthaginian army in the Second Punic War. Hannibal was realized as a great conqueror because he invented different ways of combat that worked to his advantage. Hannibal was born to Hamilcar Barca, and was brother of Hasdrubal and Mago Barca. When Hannibal’s father drowned in a battle his brother Hasdrubal took his position with Hannibal serving as a officer under him. When Hasdrubal was assassinated Hannibal became commander of the Carthaginian army. After he became leader Hannibal continued to complete the conquest of Hispania. In his first conquest Hannibal attacked the Olcades strongest city and forced them to surrender. This battle brought the Punic power close to the Tagus river. His second conquest was against the Vaccaei where he once again made them surrender, thus bringing the war to the Tagus river. In the Second Punic War Hannibal took his brother in law Hasdrubal’s journey plans and put them in action. The Romans were attacking the Po region because they saw an alliance between the Celts and Carthage. After they assassinated Hasdrubal the Romans thought they were ok. Then Hannibal took the Romans by surprise two years later in 218 BC by reviving the alliance between the Gaulish and the Carthaginian Army. Hannibal then fought his way through the tribes of the Pyrenees hills, attacking the tribes with clever mountain tactics and stubborn fighting. He left 20,000 soldiers in this region and released the tribal...
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...Throughout the past, there have been great military leaders, that have shaped a pathway of human civilization with their skills of leadership. One leader that fits this specific category is Hannibal Barca. The article of Hannibal of Carthage states that “Hannibal was a Carthaginian general who fought against Rome during the second Punic war. His name became synonymous with inciting fear, and to this day he is considered one of the greatest military leaders of all time”. Hannibal was born in 247 BCE, when Carthage was about lose an important war. The city valued the Mediterranean’s because of its possessed wealthy provinces and prosperous seaport, but it suffered serious consequences from the Romans in the First Punic War (264-241). In the article of Hannibal Barca, “After Rome's victory, it stripped Carthage of its most important province, Sicily; and when civil war had broken out in Cartage, Rome seized Sardinia and Corsica as well”....
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...HANNIBAL AND THE BATTLE OF CANNAE The battle of Cannae was a major battle of the Second Punic War near the town of Cannae, an ancient village in southern part of Italy. The battle took place between the outnumbered Carthaginian army under Hannibal against the Romans under the command of Lucius Aemilius Paullus and Gaius Terentius Varro. For the most part, the Romans were overpowered by the undermanned Carthaginian forces. Many historians agree that the battle of Cannae is one of the greatest strategic victories in military history. Numerous historians have examined the possible route Hannibal took from New Carthage to the Pyrénées and then over the Alps to Rome. Along with using scientific data, these historians and scientists allege that there are three possible routes Hannibal may have taken from New Carthage in Iberia across Europe to get to Italy. Scientists and historians do disagree on which route is most accurate do to the fact that the only historical accounts of Hannibal’s journey are that of Livy and Polybius. Neither historian leaves a very detailed account of the surroundings for Hannibal and his troops. Through paleobotanical reconstruction, attempts have been made to more clearly identify if the places noted by Livy and Polybius resemble any of these places today1. Hannibal came from the very well-known Carthaginian Barca family. His father, Hamilcar Barca was the military leader of Carthage during the first Punic War. At the conclusion of the First Punic...
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...How Hannibal Barca became one of the greatest generals in History The purpose of this report is to show how Hannibal Barca became one of the greatest generals in history. To back-up and show how he is fitting for this title, this report will include his motivations, his outstanding achievements and greatest feats during his lifetime and the consequences of his actions after his death. Hannibal Barca was born in 247 BCE, his birthplace Carthage was about to lose a long and very important war. Carthage had been the Mediterranean’s most prosperous seaport and possessed wealthy provinces, but it had suffered severe losses from the Romans in the first Punic wars (264-241)1. Hamiclar Barca, Hannibal’s father, was the general during the first Punic war. However, at the end of the war, the Carthaginians had failed to take control of Sicily, one of their most important provinces. The Romans now controlled Sicily, and this was a matter Hamiclar did not take lightly. Hamiclar was “driven by his hatred of the Romans”2. Hamiclar truly hated the Romans after they humiliated the Carthaginians at their forced surrender in Sicily. Hannibal Barca had been waiting in Carthage for his moment to rise to power. At a very early age, Hamiclar “made his son swear eternal hatred to Rome”3. Hannibal, at the age of no more than twenty, was sent to Spain to be educated about war under Hasdrubal. Hannibal never did anything in excess; he only ate and drank what was required to survive. Hannibal...
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...variety of sources in my paper? yes 5. Are all of my sources properly cited in the body of my paper according to MLA format? Maybe 6. Does my conclusion effectively summarize my main points and restate my thesis in different words? yes 7. Have I carefully proofread and revised my paper for sentence variety, word choice, grammar, and punctuation? yes 8. Does my Works Cited page include only the sources cited in the text? Is it correctly formatted? yes 9. Have I used the correct margins, line spacing, and other format issues required by the MLA sample essay and the sample provided by my instructor? i hope so Hannibal is by far one of the Great Captains of History Hannibal battle tactics are the stuff of legend not just in our time but in his time as well which is a hard feat for any general. Hannibal made his fame during the second Punic war 218-203 BC against the Roman Republic at the time the greatest power in the Mediterranean. His crossing of the Alps is probably one of the most daring military marches in history and to survive it after the weather and attack from tribes loyal to Rome with an army still intact and pretty much ready to fight shows his logistical savvy and the supreme ability to inspire his men to fight on despite the odds. His first battle was Trebbia which he need to win to draw in allies and supplies he won by using the Carthaginian superior cavalry...
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...I am a Carthaginian, I used to live in a great maritime empire that was located at the northern coast of Africa, which now calls the Tunisia and included parts of Spain, Sicily, Sardinia, and Corsica. Carthage was found in 800 B.C., we were very rich, powerful and very independent state. At that time we were superior to Rome but still we were really friendly to them and we both even had signed treaties for trading rights over the years. We always wanted peace so weren’t into fighting but somehow, Rome always feared us, they thought we might gain control of Messina, which was a Sicilian port across from Italian mainland. That fear led them attacking us with the help of soldiers from the city of Syracuse. That was when first war started called...
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...SUMMARY OF THE PUNIC WARS The three Punic Wars between Carthage and Rome took place over nearly a century, beginning in 264 B.C. and ending with the destruction of Carthage in 146 B.C. By the time the First Punic War broke out, Rome had become the dominant power throughout the Italian peninsula, while Carthage a powerful city state in northern Africa had established itself as the leading power in the world. The First Punic War broke out in 264 B.C. when Rome interfered in a dispute on the Carthaginian controlled island of Sicily. The war ended with Rome in control of both Sicily and Corsica and marked the empire's emergence as a naval as well as a land power. In the Second Punic War, the great Carthaginian general Hannibal invaded Italy and scored great victories at Lake Trasimene and Cannae before his eventual defeat at the hands of Rome's Scipio Africanus in 202 B.C. that left Rome in control of the western Mediterranean and much of Spain. In the Third Punic War, the Romans, led by Scipio the Younger, captured and destroyed the city of Carthage in 146 B.C., turning Africa into yet another province of the mighty Roman Empire. Origin of the first Punic War Carthage had, in the 260s control of much of Sicily. This mattered little to Rome for it had few direct interests there. Thus when a complicated little dispute arose in the city of Messana in 264 and one side appealed to Carthage while the other appealed to Rome no one thought it was any more than...
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...Red Dragon by Thomas Harris: A Look Inside The Serial Killer’s Mind Red Dragon by Thomas Harris is a dark piece of psychological fiction that was published in 1981. The novel is the first in a trilogy featuring the infamous character Dr. Hannibal Lecter, a brilliant psychiatrist and psychopathic serial killer. However, Lecter is not a main character in this novel. Rather, the antagonist and killer is Francis Dolarhyde, whom the police jokingly refer to as the Tooth Fairy because of the bite marks he leaves on female victims. Harris does a masterful job of creating background on the killer that delves into the makings of a serial killer. Thomas Harris gives the reader an understanding of Dolarhyde’s mindset when committing his horrific crimes by detailing the abuses the killer suffered as a child (Sexton). Harris takes the reader from the infant born with a cleft palate so disfiguring he was left to die through the cruelty of a childhood that included abandonment, a mean and mentally unstable grandmother, and taunts from his stepsiblings. In doing so, the author provides significance to some of the killer’s actions (Cowley). This research paper will examine the underlying psychopathology of serial killers that often stems from abuse in childhood, turning the human into the monster. Red Dragon begins with the FBI and the police on a desperate hunt for a serial killer whom police have nicknamed the Tooth Fairy because of bite marks left on victims. The public is duly alarmed as the...
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...According to Morey (1901), The Carthaginians had started to build a new army at Spain while Rome was focusing on the conquest of Cisalpine Gaul and at the islands. Rome warned the Carthaginians not to expend her conquests beyond the river Iberus but they continued conquering their territory until they lost their commander Hasdrubal. Then they chose Hannibal, the young son of Hamilcar as their new leader. Hannibal was a great warrior and he became a very powerful and brilliant commander. No one at Rome was capable to be compared to him at this time. Saguntum was attacked by Hannibal after several months and then the Romans sent the chief envoy Quintus Fabius to arrest Hannibal. Quintus spoke to him and made him choose between peace and war...
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...Thomas Harris – The silence of the lambs Hannibal Lecter – psychiatrist, psychopath, purveyor of ghastly canapés – is an ambiguous presence in Thomas Harris’s Red Dragon (1981) and its sequels. Rarely the outright villain, he tends to play the role of a genteel monster with whom the reader is, scandalously, invited to sympathise. In The Silence of the Lambs, the best of Harris’s novels, the FBI requires Lecter’s insight in order to catch serial killer Buffalo Bill, who enjoys parading about in the flayed skins of his victims. Clarice Starling, a pretty trainee agent, is sent to visit Lecter in prison and charm him into offering help. Clarice Starling, still doing her years at the training academy and a part of the Bureau's behavioural sciences unit, is called upon to participate in one of the goriest, strangest cases the Bureau has ever seen. She is sent to talk to Hannibal Lecter, an ex-psychologist who is currently residing in a high security mental asylum. Lecter, having been sentenced to a whole life in an asylum due to his cannibalistic tendencies, establishes an odd sort of relationship with Starling. They work together, to track the movements and the thoughts of a fast-moving psychopath. A strange partnership emerges as secrets from Starling's past are revealed. It isn't the fact that there's a man capable of murder on the loose that scares her, it's the man who's safe behind bars that does. There's your run-of-the-mill crime novels, and then there's The Silence...
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...The senate of Rome declared Julius Caesar dictator for life in February of 44 B.C (Mellor). Julius was a particular leader, with the power of the army to support him, still, he knew how much the Romans hated monarchy (James). The plebeians adored him (James). When Julius died in battle, his nephew, Octavian, honored his great-uncle by giving money to the citizens of Rome. Octavian was the first person to serve as a Roman general and member of the Roman Senate as a teenager (Mellor). Rome, being Rome, had many enemies, as well as allies. Dacians were enemies of Rome. But Trajan had victory over them in A.D 114 (Sauvian). Hannibal was the worst threat to Rome. Trebia , Trasimene, and Cannae were defeated by by Hannibal (Mellor). It took the Romans seventeen years to defeat the Carthaginian general, Hannibal. Even though Hannibal lost 14 thousand men and 25 elephants on his trip over the Alps (James). The destruction of Carthage and Hannibal was completed by Scipio’s grandson. Majoran allies were slingers and very knowledgeable with massive, deadly slings. Men who shoot bows and arrows came from the Near East. Men from Gaul and Northern Africa were great horsemen and served as cavalrymen...
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...Israel History of World Civilizations 2 December, 2014 The Birth of the Roman Empire If you asked someone to name one of the greatest empires of all time, the Roman Empire would surely come up. It is very well known for how great of an empire that it was with its excellent soldiers, brilliant architecture, and expansive road system. Not many people today know that the Roman Empire was not always an empire, there was a time where the power of the nation wasn't held by a single person. Rome was once a Republic, a place where supreme authority is held by the people and the representatives that they elect. The birth of this great empire rooted from tons of wars. Not only did they fight to earn their own territory in beginning against the Etruscans but they also fought the nation of Carthage for more territory which ultimately caused the birth of the Roman Empire. The history of Rome and the true founding of the nation is less dramatic than the actual story. Rather than the founding of Rome including the god of war and Romulus and Remus, the true story involved three tribes ("Rome, History of"). Around 1,000 B.C.E., in west-central Italy, a village was built in Latium by three tribes. Protected by hills from the sea, the city was in a great location for not only defense but also trading on major routes. The Romans were first ruled by the Etruscans, who were the people from the nation of Etruria. They adopted the Greek language, which was forced upon the Romans and they...
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...Sequence Analysis Work Sheet NARRATIVE 1. Describe briefly what you see in the selected sequence. I saw Clarice trying to get the name of the killer from Hannibal while he distracts her by asking about her painful experience as a child. In which he pries from her the secret to why she left her extended families house and got placed in foster care. This is an eerie scene. 2. What is the filmmaker trying to communicate in this segment? He is trying to communicate the fear that Clarice is feeling while she is still trying to hold on to control and retrieve the information they need to catch the killer. He also portrays the confidence and arrogance that Hannibal feels through the sequence of close up face shots in which Hannibal is seen as wild and in control at the same time. He wants the audience to feel Clarice’s fear and see Hannibal’s dark side. 3. How do the five channels of information in film--visual image, print, speech, music, sound effects---work together to communicate the message? Which channel is dominant in this segment? They work together to create an almost creepy atmosphere in which the viewer can feel Clarice’s fear and worries as well as Hannibal’s curiosity to her present situation. The dark eerie music and the sound of the lambs allow the viewer to feel more involved in Clarice’s dark position. 4. Try to determine what function and significance this segment has for the film as a whole and your understanding of it (foreshadowing, climax...
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