Hannibal (247–c. 183–181 bce) was a general of Carthage (now Tunis, Tunisia) and one of the great military leaders of antiquity. He commanded the Carthaginian forces against Rome in the Second Punic War (218–201 bce), which included his famous crossing of the Alps with an army that included 20,000 infantry and 6,000 cavalry and a number of war elephants.
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