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Also Known As Hiero II
Died 216 BCE or 215 BCE
Role In First Punic War • Punic Wars • Second Punic War

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Ruins of the Greek theatre of Hieron II in Syracuse, Italy, with stone seating visible in the background and a tall cypress tree in the foreground.
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Illustration of Hannibal the Carthaginian general wearing a metal helmet and armor, holding a shield decorated with a horse.
Hannibal
Carthaginian general [247-c.181 BCE]
Silver coin from Carthago Nova, believed to be a portrait of Scipio Africanus the Elder; in the Royal Collection of Coins and Medals, National Museum, Copenhagen.
Scipio Africanus
Roman general
Fabius Maximus Verrucosus, Quintus
Quintus Fabius Maximus Verrucosus
Roman statesman and commander
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Hamilcar Barca
Carthaginian general
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Gaius Flaminius
Roman politician
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Gaius Claudius Nero
Roman military commander
Scipio, Publius Cornelius
Publius Cornelius Scipio
Roman general [died 211 bce]
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Maharbal
Carthaginian military commander
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Marcus Atilius Regulus
Roman general
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Hasdrubal
Carthaginian general [died 207 BCE]
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Mago
Carthaginian general
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Marcus Claudius Marcellus
Roman general [died 208 BCE]
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Gaius Laelius
Roman general
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Lucius Caecilius Metellus
Roman general
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Dionysius I
ruler of Syracuse
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Hermocrates
Syracusan diplomat
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Scipio Africanus the Younger
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Masinissa
king of Numidia
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Gaius Duilius
Roman admiral
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Syphax
king of the Masaesyli

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