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Also Known As Magon
Died c.203 BCE
Role In Battle of Cannae • Battle of Ilipa • Punic Wars • Second Punic War
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]
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Maharbal
Carthaginian military commander
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Hasdrubal
Carthaginian general [died 207 BCE]
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Hamilcar Barca
Carthaginian general
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Hasdrubal
Carthaginian general [died circa 202 BCE]
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Syphax
king of the Masaesyli
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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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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Hieron II
tyrant and king of Syracuse
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Marcus Claudius Marcellus
Roman general [died 208 BCE]
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Gaius Laelius
Roman general
Hasdrubal
Hasdrubal
Carthaginian general [died 221 BCE]
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Himilco
Carthaginian general
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Scipio Africanus the Younger
Roman general
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Masinissa
king of Numidia
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Marcus Atilius Regulus
Roman general
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Quintus Fabius Pictor
Roman historian