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Also Known As Magon
Died c.203 BCE
Role In Battle of Cannae • Battle of Ilipa • Punic Wars • Second Punic War
Chapman, John: Hannibal
Hannibal
Carthaginian general [247-c.181 BCE]
Maharbal
Carthaginian military commander
Hasdrubal
Carthaginian general [died 207 BCE]
Hamilcar Barca
Carthaginian general
Hasdrubal
Carthaginian general [died circa 202 BCE]
Silver coin from Carthago Nova, believed to be a portrait of Scipio Africanus the Elder; in the Royal Collection of Coins and Medals, National Museum, Copenhagen.
Scipio Africanus
Roman general
Fabius Maximus Verrucosus, Quintus
Quintus Fabius Maximus Verrucosus
Roman statesman and commander
Gaius Flaminius
Roman politician
Gaius Claudius Nero
Roman military commander
Scipio, Publius Cornelius
Publius Cornelius Scipio
Roman general [died 211 bce]
Hieron II
tyrant and king of Syracuse
Marcus Claudius Marcellus
Roman general [died 208 BCE]
Gaius Laelius
Roman general
Hasdrubal
Hasdrubal
Carthaginian general [died 221 BCE]
Himilco
Carthaginian general
Scipio Africanus the Younger
Roman general
Masinissa
king of Numidia
Marcus Atilius Regulus
Roman general
Syphax
king of the Masaesyli
Quintus Fabius Pictor
Roman historian