When was Hannibal born and what oath did he take as a child?
Hannibal was born in the year 247 BC. He swore an oath before a roaring fire that he would never be a friend of Rome as long as he lived.
Questions about Hannibal
Short answers, pulled from the story.
How many troops did Hannibal lead across the Alps in 218 BC?
Hannibal departed Cartagena with an army numbering 38,000 infantry and 12,000 horsemen. He also brought thirty-eight elephants on this journey which required crossing the Pyrenees and Gaul before reaching the Alps.
What happened during the Battle of Cannae in 216 BC?
Hannibal seized the supply depot at Cannae in the Apulian plain and executed a complete encirclement of Roman forces. Estimates suggest fifty thousand to seventy thousand Romans died or were captured including Consul Paullus and eighty senators.
Why did Hannibal return to Carthage in 203 BC after fighting in Italy for fifteen years?
Hannibal returned to Carthage to face Scipio Africanus after fifteen years of fighting in Italy. Negotiations failed due to Roman allegations regarding Punic Faith and treaty breaches leading to the Battle of Zama.
When did Hannibal die and how is he remembered in modern Tunisia?
Hannibal died between 183 and 181 BC either by poison or fever after a sword wound. Modern Tunisia reveres him as a national hero appearing on five-dinar bills issued the 8th of November 1993.