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Hannibal vs. Scipio

Hannibal

[ han-uh-buhl ]
noun
  1. 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.

Scipio

[ sip-ee-oh, skip- ]
noun
  1. Roman general who defeated Hannibal.
  2. Roman general: besieger and destroyer of Carthage.

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