Carthage
Articles tagged Carthage.
Hannibal’s Suicide: The Poison Rome Could Not Stop
Hannibal’s suicide in 183 BC ended a lifetime spent defying Rome. Cornered in Bithynia by Roman demands, he chose poison over chains.
The Battle of Zama: How Scipio Defeated Hannibal
The Battle of Zama in 202 BCE saw Scipio Africanus defeat Hannibal by neutralizing elephants and using cavalry to surround the Carthaginian army.
Hannibal’s War Elephants: What Rome Feared Most
Carthage used a now-extinct North African elephant subspecies. This shows what the sources reveal about how Hannibal trained, deployed, and lost them.
Hannibal’s Suicide: The Poison Rome Could Not Stop
Hannibal’s suicide in 183 BC ended a lifetime spent defying Rome. Cornered in Bithynia by Roman demands, he chose poison over chains.
The Battle of Zama: How Scipio Defeated Hannibal
The Battle of Zama in 202 BCE saw Scipio Africanus defeat Hannibal by neutralizing elephants and using cavalry to surround the Carthaginian...
Hannibal’s War Elephants: What Rome Feared Most
Carthage used a now-extinct North African elephant subspecies. This shows what the sources reveal about how Hannibal trained, deployed, and lost them.