Hannibal (Mercenary War)

Hannibal (Punic: 𐤇‬𐤍𐤁‬𐤏‬𐤋‬‬, ḤNBʿL;[1] died 238 BCE) was a Carthaginian general who took part in the Mercenary War between Carthage and rebel mercenaries.

During this war, he replaced Hanno II the Great as a commander of the Carthaginian army. He took part in a successful campaign against some rebel cities, along with Hamilcar Barca.

During the siege of Tunis he was captured during a night raid and crucified, along with some other high-ranking Carthaginians.

Flaubert conflates his character with that of Hanno in his historical novel Salammbô.

See also

References

Citations
  1. Huss (1985), p. 565.

Bibliography
  • Goldsworthy, Adrian The Punic Wars, Cassell 2000, ISBN 0-304-35284-5, page 135
  • Huss, Werner (1985), Geschichte der Karthager, Munich: C.H. Beck. (in German)
  • Eckstein, Arthur M. Moral vision in the Histories of Polybius, University of California Press, 1995, ISBN 0-520-08520-5, p. 177
  • Polybius Histories
  • "Polybius on the Mercenaries War" Jorn Barger September 2002
  • Flaubert, Postscript to Salammbô
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