Should Hannibal have defeated the Romans?

Question

Where was Hannibal born?

Answer 1

There were actually 3 Carthaginian leaders named Hannibal, the most famous of whom is Hannibal Barca. He actually had significant successes against the Romans for about a decade.

He conquered virtually all of ancient Rome, but the city of Rome itself was so heavily defended that he couldn't conquer it. When the Romans launched an attack on Carthage he was finally forced to withdraw.

He was born in Carthage, a city state that was located in modern day Tunis, Tunisia in North Africa.

Answer 2

Barcelona was named after Hannibal Barca

Answer 3

The roman general "Cunctator" - the delayer, spent a lot of time maneuvering around him, just avoiding battle, and finally got him, as you know. The question "Should he have" is (after the great British logician William van Orman Quine called a "counterfactual conditional" , and can actually not be posed.

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Answer 4

yes the world would have been a better place Hannibal was a good guy at heart
He was born in a small village on the Chinese border with Tibet

Answer 5

He traveled across Spain and the Alps, putting salt on the soil where he passed so that no plants would grow for hundreds of years. By traveling the longer course he surprised the Romans