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Hannibal's Suicide to Avoid Capture

Hannibal’s Suicide: The Poison Rome Could Not Stop

Nov 14, 2025-By Caiden Pannell

Hannibal’s suicide in 183 BC ended a lifetime spent defying Rome. Cornered in Bithynia by Roman demands, he chose poison over chains.

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