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- NAME: Hannibal
- OCCUPATION: General
- BIRTH DATE: c. 247 BCE
- DEATH DATE: c. 183 BCE
- PLACE OF BIRTH: near Gebze, Turkey
- PLACE OF DEATH: Turkey
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Hannibal was known for leading the Carthaginian Army against Rome in the Second Punic Wars.
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Hannibal, general of the Carthaginian army, lived in the second and third century BC. He was born into a Carthaginian military family and made to swear hostility towards Rome for his entire life. Hannibal kept the oath, consistently defeating Rome throughout the empire, but never taking the city.© 2013 A+E Networks. All rights reserved.
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