kmiainfo: Hannibal the leader of Carthage who occupied most of Italy and besieged Rome for 15 years Hannibal the leader of Carthage who occupied most of Italy and besieged Rome for 15 years

Hannibal the leader of Carthage who occupied most of Italy and besieged Rome for 15 years

Hannibal the leader of Carthage who occupied most of Italy and besieged Rome for 15 years One of the world's greatest military leaders, set off from the coast of Tunisia and almost overthrown the Roman Empire after besieging its capital Rome for about 15 years, prompting Roman historians to describe him as "Rome's worst nightmare." On this day, December 18, 218 BC, the forces of Hannibal the Carthaginian defeated the Roman forces in the Battle of Trebia during the Second Punic War between 218 BC and 201 BC. It was called the "Punic Wars", because the Romans called the Carthaginians the Punic name for their Phoenician origins (in Latin: Poenici). During the Second Punic Wars, Hannibal crossed the Alps until he reached the Elbe River Basin in Italy, surpassing the armies of the Roman Empire, which enabled him to reach the most impossible limits to defeat Rome and become one of its worst nightmares, as he occupied most of Italy and besieged Rome for 15 years. Because of his cunningness and the success of his military tactics, historians considered him one of the greatest military leaders in antiquity. His tactics were reproduced in many battles and wars, past and present. Perhaps the most prominent of them is Sultan Muhammad al-Fateh’s plan during which he moved his ships across the land in order to conquer Constantinople, leading to Operation Desert Storm. Birth and upbringing Hannibal was born in the city of Carthage, which is today a suburb of Tunis, in 247 BC. At the age of nine, he joined the Carthaginian armies heading to Spain under the leadership of his father, Hamilcar Barca. After the death of his father and the assassination of his sister-in-law Hasdrubal al-Adel, who was the commander of the armies, the soldiers chose him as their leader in 221 BC, and he was only 26 years old at the time. During his leadership of the soldiers of Carthage, Hannibal managed to impose his control over the entire Iberian Peninsula, including Sagunto, one of the Roman camps, which the Roman Empire considered a violation of the treaty concluded after the First Punic War and a threat to its existence. Hannibal lived his life considering Rome his enemy and the only enemy of his kingdom, Carthage, as legends mention that his father, Hamilcar Barca, forced him, at the age of only nine, to dip his hands in blood and swear that he would never be a friend of Rome. It should be noted that Rome and Carthage lived through three Punic wars in the context of the struggle for control of the waters of the Mediterranean, which ended with an unexpected victory for Rome. While the first war led by his father Hannibal ended without a decisive victory, Hannibal ignited the second Punic War when he took power, while the third and final erupted later after Hannibal's death. The road to Rome Hannibal realized from the beginning that the Roman Empire preferred war on the land of its enemies, so he decided to surprise them in their own backyard. After leaving the task of protecting Carthage and the lands of Spain to his brother Hasdrubal, Hannibal mobilized a large army, including 90,000 infantrymen, about 12,000 cavalry and about 40 elephants, and set out in stormy weather across the rugged terrain of the Alps. After an arduous journey that lasted nearly 17 days, during which he lost nearly half of his army, Hannibal reached central Italy, and soon began to recruit the local tribesmen, presenting himself as the "liberator" from the authority of the Romans. As a result of the successive victories achieved by Hannibal against the Roman forces, he received support from other allies from Gaul and the Ligurians. In his early years in Italy, he managed to achieve 3 great and successive victories, starting from the Battle of Trebia through the Battle of Trasmania and reaching the Battle of Cannae. When Hannibal saw that victory was his ally in his war with the Romans, he decided to go to the capital, Rome, to eliminate the Roman Empire in order to fulfill his father's dream. However, the Romans were not only able to repel the Carthaginians and get them out of the siege of Rome, which lasted 15 years, but they forced Hannibal to return to his kingdom, Carthage, to confront the Roman invasion of North Africa. The end of a brave captain The Romans, in alliance with the African state of Numidia on the southern borders of Carthage, found the opportunity to break the siege on Rome in 203 BC. current Tunisia. In the wake of the defeat of Zama, which ended the era of the Second Punic Wars, Hannibal returned to become ruler of Carthage again, on the condition that he pay exorbitant compensation to Rome, which he was unable to and forced him to flee to Anatolia, where he became the military advisor to the Seljuk King Antiochus III, and remained there until Rome defeated Antiochus in a battle Magnesia in 190 BC. After defeating Magnesia and for fear of surrendering Rome after the signing of the armistice treaty, he decided to flee again to Bithynia, western Turkey today. As soon as he felt betrayed and before his surrender to the Romans, he preferred to take poison and death in 182 BC, rather than die captive at the hands of his Roman enemies

Hannibal the leader of Carthage who occupied most of Italy and besieged Rome for 15 years

One of the world's greatest military leaders, set off from the coast of Tunisia and almost overthrown the Roman Empire after besieging its capital Rome for about 15 years, prompting Roman historians to describe him as "Rome's worst nightmare."

On this day, December 18, 218 BC, the forces of Hannibal the Carthaginian defeated the Roman forces in the Battle of Trebia during the Second Punic War between 218 BC and 201 BC. It was called the "Punic Wars", because the Romans called the Carthaginians the Punic name for their Phoenician origins (in Latin: Poenici).

During the Second Punic Wars, Hannibal crossed the Alps until he reached the Elbe River Basin in Italy, surpassing the armies of the Roman Empire, which enabled him to reach the most impossible limits to defeat Rome and become one of its worst nightmares, as he occupied most of Italy and besieged Rome for 15 years.

Because of his cunningness and the success of his military tactics, historians considered him one of the greatest military leaders in antiquity. His tactics were reproduced in many battles and wars, past and present. Perhaps the most prominent of them is Sultan Muhammad al-Fateh’s plan during which he moved his ships across the land in order to conquer Constantinople, leading to Operation Desert Storm.

Birth and upbringing

Hannibal was born in the city of Carthage, which is today a suburb of Tunis, in 247 BC. At the age of nine, he joined the Carthaginian armies heading to Spain under the leadership of his father, Hamilcar Barca. After the death of his father and the assassination of his sister-in-law Hasdrubal al-Adel, who was the commander of the armies, the soldiers chose him as their leader in 221 BC, and he was only 26 years old at the time.

During his leadership of the soldiers of Carthage, Hannibal managed to impose his control over the entire Iberian Peninsula, including Sagunto, one of the Roman camps, which the Roman Empire considered a violation of the treaty concluded after the First Punic War and a threat to its existence.

Hannibal lived his life considering Rome his enemy and the only enemy of his kingdom, Carthage, as legends mention that his father, Hamilcar Barca, forced him, at the age of only nine, to dip his hands in blood and swear that he would never be a friend of Rome.

It should be noted that Rome and Carthage lived through three Punic wars in the context of the struggle for control of the waters of the Mediterranean, which ended with an unexpected victory for Rome. While the first war led by his father Hannibal ended without a decisive victory, Hannibal ignited the second Punic War when he took power, while the third and final erupted later after Hannibal's death.

The road to Rome

Hannibal realized from the beginning that the Roman Empire preferred war on the land of its enemies, so he decided to surprise them in their own backyard. After leaving the task of protecting Carthage and the lands of Spain to his brother Hasdrubal, Hannibal mobilized a large army, including 90,000 infantrymen, about 12,000 cavalry and about 40 elephants, and set out in stormy weather across the rugged terrain of the Alps.

After an arduous journey that lasted nearly 17 days, during which he lost nearly half of his army, Hannibal reached central Italy, and soon began to recruit the local tribesmen, presenting himself as the "liberator" from the authority of the Romans.

As a result of the successive victories achieved by Hannibal against the Roman forces, he received support from other allies from Gaul and the Ligurians. In his early years in Italy, he managed to achieve 3 great and successive victories, starting from the Battle of Trebia through the Battle of Trasmania and reaching the Battle of Cannae.

When Hannibal saw that victory was his ally in his war with the Romans, he decided to go to the capital, Rome, to eliminate the Roman Empire in order to fulfill his father's dream. However, the Romans were not only able to repel the Carthaginians and get them out of the siege of Rome, which lasted 15 years, but they forced Hannibal to return to his kingdom, Carthage, to confront the Roman invasion of North Africa.

The end of a brave captain

The Romans, in alliance with the African state of Numidia on the southern borders of Carthage, found the opportunity to break the siege on Rome in 203 BC. current Tunisia.

In the wake of the defeat of Zama, which ended the era of the Second Punic Wars, Hannibal returned to become ruler of Carthage again, on the condition that he pay exorbitant compensation to Rome, which he was unable to and forced him to flee to Anatolia, where he became the military advisor to the Seljuk King Antiochus III, and remained there until Rome defeated Antiochus in a battle Magnesia in 190 BC.

After defeating Magnesia and for fear of surrendering Rome after the signing of the armistice treaty, he decided to flee again to Bithynia, western Turkey today. As soon as he felt betrayed and before his surrender to the Romans, he preferred to take poison and death in 182 BC, rather than die captive at the hands of his Roman enemies.

Tags:

Post a Comment

Previous Post Next Post