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Flourished 218 BCE - 201 BCE
Role In Battle of Cannae • Punic Wars • Second Punic War • Battle of Trasimene
Chapman, John: Hannibal
Hannibal
Carthaginian general [247-c.181 BCE]
Mago
Carthaginian general
Hasdrubal
Carthaginian general [died 207 BCE]
Gaius Flaminius
Roman politician
Hamilcar Barca
Carthaginian general
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 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
Carthaginian general [died circa 202 BCE]
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