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The Second Punic War (218 to 201 BC) was the second of three wars fought between Carthage and Rome, the two main powers of the western Mediterranean in the 3rd century BC. For 17 years the two states struggled for supremacy, primarily in Italy and Iberia, but also on the islands of Sicily and Sardinia and, towards the end of the war, in North Africa.
Carthaginian commanders of the Second Punic War (15 P) H. Hannibal ... 14 P, 1 F) Pages in category "Carthaginian generals" The following 10 pages are in this ...
Marcellus was an important general during the Second Punic War and his five-time election as a consul has its place in Roman history. His decisive victories in Sicily were of history-altering proportions, while his campaigns in Italy itself gave Hannibal himself pause and reinvigorated the Roman Senate.
Gaius Claudius Nero (c. 237 BC – c. 189 BC) was a Roman general active during the Second Punic War against the invading Carthaginian force, led by Hannibal Barca.During a military career that began as legate in 214 BC, he was praetor in 212 BC, propraetor in 211 BC during the siege of Capua, before being sent to Spain that same year.
Hamilcar — commander during the First Punic War; Hamilcar Barca (c. 270–228 BC) — general during and after the First Punic War (264–241 BC). Father of Hannibal of the Second Punic War; Hannibal (247–183/182 BC) — general who fought the Roman Republic in the Second Punic War
The end of the war sparked a major but eventually unsuccessful revolt within Carthaginian territory known as the Mercenary War. The Second Punic War began in 218 BC and witnessed the Carthaginian general Hannibal's crossing of the Alps and invasion of mainland Italy. This expedition enjoyed considerable early success and campaigned in Italy for ...
The best occasions were provided by the invasions of Italy by the Greek king Pyrrhus in 281–275 BC and by the Carthaginian general Hannibal in 218–203 BC, during the Second Punic War. During these, many socii deserted Rome and joined the invaders, mostly Oscan -speakers of southern Italy, notably the Samnite tribes, who were Rome's most ...
Hasdrubal Gisco (died 202 BC), a latinization of the name ΚΏAzrubaΚΏal son of Gersakkun (Punic: π€π€π€β¬π€β¬π€π€ π€π€ π€β¬π€π€π€β¬π€β¬), [1] [2] was a Carthaginian general who fought against Rome in Iberia and North Africa during the Second Punic War.