Hannibal

[ han-uh-buhl ]

noun

1. 247–183 b.c., Carthaginian general who crossed the Alps and invaded Italy (son of Hamilcar Barca).
2. a port in NE Missouri, on the Mississippi: Mark Twain's boyhood home.

Hannibal

/ ˈhænɪbəl /

noun

1. Hannibal247 bc182 bcMCarthaginianMILITARY: general 247–182 bc , Carthaginian general; son of Hamilcar Barca. He commanded the Carthaginian army in the Second Punic War (218–201). After capturing Sagunto in Spain, he invaded Italy (218), crossing the Alps with an army of about 40 000 men and defeating the Romans at Trasimene (217) and Cannae (216). In 203 he was recalled to defend Carthage and was defeated by Scipio at Zama (202). He was later forced into exile and committed suicide to avoid capture

Hannibal

1. A general from the ancient city of Carthage . During the second of the Punic Wars between Carthage and Rome , Hannibal took an army of more than 100,000, supported by elephants, from Spain into Italy in an effort to conquer Rome. The army had to cross the Alps , and this troop movement is still regarded as one of the greatest in history. Hannibal won several victories on this campaign but was not able to take Rome.

Example Sentences

The New York Times ran a piece asking: “Has Hannibal Buress Changed the Way We Look at Bill Cosby?”

From The Daily Beast

Now when you Google “Bill Cosby,” you also come across Hannibal Buress, Barbara Bowman, Joan Tarshis, and maybe others.

From The Daily Beast

To paraphrase the renegade philosopher Hannibal, I love it when science comes together.

From The Daily Beast

With such material, Hannibal Lecter might as well do the audio version.

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There are two conflicting understandings of where Hannibal is left.

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In honor of his great bravery and extremely difficult marching, Clark was entitled the "Hannibal of the West."

From Project Gutenberg

Hannibal afterwards brought them from Africa, made them pass the Alps, and led them almost to the gates of Rome.

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Can't find no corner nowhere, not to shove 394 the poor hannibal in, sir.

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The capture of Rome by Hannibal could not have failed to have entirely altered the whole future course of history.

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Fabius Cunctator, or the Delayer, so called from the policy of delay which he opposed to the vigorous movements of Hannibal.

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