Hannibal crossing the Alps Hannibal Barca Hannibal Carthage

Hannibal crossing the Alps

Hannibal Barca

Hannibal Carthage was a very important seaport in Africa. Carthage is now Tunasia or Tunis. Hannibal was born in Carthage. When he was only 26 he became the leader of the Carthage army. Rome was an empire then and they were planning to take over Carthage because it was such an important seaport but Hannibal wouldn’t allow it so he decided to take over Spain.

Hannibal • The romans decided to write Hannibal some angry letters about he took over Spain. So Hannibal decided to take over Rome. He and a lot of men had to get through the Alps witch was very difficult because most of their men had never seen snow since they were from Africa. They also brought a lot of elephants. They used elephant for farming and war. This is the route Hannibal took to get to rome.

Hannibal • When Hannibal got to Rome half his men had died by the terrible conditions when they got to were the Romans live the Romans were afraid of the elephants and the started running the war did not stop then though they kept on going these wars were called the 2 nd Punic Wars these kept going until eventaly the romans won.

How did Hannibal die • Hannibal killed himself at the age of 65 by drinking poison before the Romans could ever savour in capturing their most hated enemy. His last words were , “Let us ease the Romans of their continual dread and care , who think it long and tedious to await the death of a hated old man”.