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 1   Datam     |         Carthaginians, Hamilcar and Hannibal. ~I shall say the more concerning
 2   Kings     |            not to omit Hamilcar and Hannibal, who, as is agreed, surpassed
 3  Hamilc     |             II.----He takes his son Hannibal with him into Spain, and
 4  Hamilc     |            Carthaginian, the son of Hannibal, and surnamed Barcas, began
 5  Hamilc     |            with him thither his son Hannibal, then nine years old. There
 6  Hamilc     |            bribery. After his death Hannibal received the command from
 7  Hamilc     |           the second Punic war; for Hannibal, his son, was so wrought
 8  Hannib     |                              XXIII. HANNIBAL. ~Hannibal, the greatest
 9  Hannib     |                   XXIII. HANNIBAL. ~Hannibal, the greatest of generals,
10  Hannib     |            to literature, XIII. ~I. HANNIBAL was the son of Hamilcar,
11  Hannib     |             not to be disputed that Hannibal surpassed other commanders
12  Hannib     |             contrivances, to render Hannibal an object of suspicion to
13  Hannib     | unsuccessful in their attempts, and Hannibal became aware of that fact,
14  Hannib     |       received public approbation. ~Hannibal being thus made commander-in-chief,
15  Hannib(232)|         account of a battle between Hannibal and Scipio at Clastidium (
16  Hannib(234)|       battle being fought by one of Hannibal's generals in his absence. ~
17  Hannib     |          the Carthaginians retained Hannibal, by whose acts the war had
18  Hannib     |       hearing this answer, recalled Hannibal and Mago home. When he returned,
19  Hannib     |            for a year. In that post Hannibal conducted himself with the
20  Hannib     |         came again to Carthage; and Hannibal, supposing that they were
21  Hannib     |     Cornelius and Quintus Minucius, Hannibal landed with five ships in
22  Hannib     |              in despair of success, Hannibal went to join Antiochus.
23  Hannib     |           had been as ready to obey Hannibal's advice in conducting the
24  Hannib     |          Tiber than Thermopylae.239 Hannibal, however, though he saw
25  Hannib     |     Antiochus was put to flight,241 Hannibal, fearing that he should
26  Hannib     |           against others as against Hannibal himself, lest he should
27  Hannib     |          and land, for which reason Hannibal was the more desirous that
28  Hannib     |   superiority on both elements, and Hannibal thought that, if he could
29  Hannib     |        engage by sea in a few days; Hannibal was inferior in number of
30  Hannib     |        signal was given for battle, Hannibal, in order to show his men
31  Hannib     |       according to the direction of Hannibal, fell all at once upon the
32  Hannib     |           camp upon the coast. Thus Hannibal, by his stratagem, prevailed
33  Hannib     |              as mention was made of Hannibal, one of them observed that
34  Hannib     |          free from plots as long as Hannibal was alive, sent ambassadors
35  Hannib     |          they themselves might make Hannibal prisoner, if they could,
36  Hannib     |             the place where he was. Hannibal indeed confined himself
37  Hannib     |         looking out at a gate, told Hannibal that several armed men were
38  Hannib     |         contrary to what was usual. Hannibal desired him to go round
39  Hannib     |     Lacedaemonian; and this Sosilus Hannibal had as his instructor in
40    Cato     |           Hasdrubal, the brother of Hannibal, fell. As quaestor, he happened
41    Summ     |               s death. Ham. 3.~221. Hannibal becomes commander-in-chief
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