by Dante's Divine Comedy, in 1348,
Hell (Inferno) wars,
Hannibal lived in an era when the tension of the fierce Mediterranean hegemony struggle between the Roman Republic, the Carthaginian Empire, the Hellenistic states of Macedon and Syracuse, and the Seleucid Empire was at its peak. One of Hannibal's greatest achievements was in the Second Punic War, when he invaded from the Iberian Peninsula across the Pyrenees and Alps to the Italian peninsula, the Roman mainland, and pushed Rome to the brink of destruction. After an unexpected raid on the Italian mainland through the Alps, Hannibal achieved dramatic victories in three battles (the Battle of the Trebia River, the Battle of Trasimenejo, and the Battle of Cannae). After destroying Rome's main elite army, he defeated Rome's allies one by one, and for 15 years, he controlled most of the Italian peninsula and strangled Rome. However, when Scipio Africanus subdued Hannibal's younger brother Hasdrubal, who had been living on the Iberian Peninsula, and invaded North Africa, Hannibal had no choice but to return to defend the Carthaginian mainland, and suffered a decisive defeat by Scipio Africanus at the Battle of Zama. By studying Hannibal's strategies, Scipio defeated Hannibal, the greatest enemy in Roman history, and became a hero of national salvation. Hannibal is considered one of the greatest military strategists in human history, and is considered one of the greatest generals representing the ancient Mediterranean world, along with Alexander III Megas, Julius Caesar, Scipio Africanus, and Pyrrhus. According to Plutarch's records, there is this anecdote. When Scipio asked Hannibal who the greatest general was, Hannibal answered that he was the third general after them, referring to Alexander and Pyrrhus. When Scipio asked him if he had lost to him, Hannibal replied that if he had defeated Scipio, he would have surpassed the two great kings mentioned above and become the best.[1] Another version of this story uses Scipio instead of Alexander, but the overall plot is the same.[2] Military historian Theodore Eiralt Dodge called Hannibal the “father of strategy” in that even Rome, Hannibal’s enemy, had no choice but to use Hannibal’s tactics and strategies to defeat him, and this nickname has endured for a long time.
. blood, dark arts, lightning, thunder, black clouds, black smoke, charred corpses, waves, heavy rain, storm,
neoclassical, side view,
![by Dante's Divine Comedy, in 1348,
Hell (Inferno) wars,
Hannibal lived in an era when the tension of the fierce Mediterranean hegemony struggle between the Roman Republic, the Carthaginian Empire, the Hellenistic states of Macedon and Syracuse, and the Seleucid Empire was at its peak. One of Hannibal's greatest achievements was in the Second Punic War, when he invaded from the Iberian Peninsula across the Pyrenees and Alps to the Italian peninsula, the Roman mainland, and pushed Rome to the brink of destruction. After an unexpected raid on the Italian mainland through the Alps, Hannibal achieved dramatic victories in three battles (the Battle of the Trebia River, the Battle of Trasimenejo, and the Battle of Cannae). After destroying Rome's main elite army, he defeated Rome's allies one by one, and for 15 years, he controlled most of the Italian peninsula and strangled Rome. However, when Scipio Africanus subdued Hannibal's younger brother Hasdrubal, who had been living on the Iberian Peninsula, and invaded North Africa, Hannibal had no choice but to return to defend the Carthaginian mainland, and suffered a decisive defeat by Scipio Africanus at the Battle of Zama. By studying Hannibal's strategies, Scipio defeated Hannibal, the greatest enemy in Roman history, and became a hero of national salvation. Hannibal is considered one of the greatest military strategists in human history, and is considered one of the greatest generals representing the ancient Mediterranean world, along with Alexander III Megas, Julius Caesar, Scipio Africanus, and Pyrrhus. According to Plutarch's records, there is this anecdote. When Scipio asked Hannibal who the greatest general was, Hannibal answered that he was the third general after them, referring to Alexander and Pyrrhus. When Scipio asked him if he had lost to him, Hannibal replied that if he had defeated Scipio, he would have surpassed the two great kings mentioned above and become the best.[1] Another version of this story uses Scipio instead of Alexander, but the overall plot is the same.[2] Military historian Theodore Eiralt Dodge called Hannibal the “father of strategy” in that even Rome, Hannibal’s enemy, had no choice but to use Hannibal’s tactics and strategies to defeat him, and this nickname has endured for a long time.
. blood, dark arts, lightning, thunder, black clouds, black smoke, charred corpses, waves, heavy rain, storm,
neoclassical, side view,](https://image.tensorartassets.com/cdn-cgi/image/anim=true,plain=false,w=2048,f=jpeg,q=85/posts/images/648998803130807382/7d226020-19a2-49e3-9b52-93f95c6dd543.jpg)