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Hannibal and the Punic Wars 

Hannibal: Victories of the Great Hero from Ancient Carthage

December 19, 2018June 19, 2020 Yozan Mosig 'hannibal barca', carthage, hamilcar, hannibal, hasdrubal

Hannibal (247-183 BCE) was the greatest general to emerge from the Carthaginian Barca family. He was the son of Hamilcar

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Alexander the Great and Hannibal Barca: A comparison

March 9, 2017June 18, 2020 Yozan Mosig 0 Comments 'alexander the great', barca, hannibal, zama

Often when Alexander the Great and Hannibal are compared, authors conclude that the Macedonian conqueror was superior to the Carthaginian

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A Note on Hannibal’s Losses During the Crossing of the Alps

July 18, 2016June 18, 2020 Yozan Mosig 0 Comments alps, carthage, elephants, hannibal, livy, pachyderm, polybius

Hannibal Barca, the great Carthaginian general, is famous, among other feats, for his epic crossing of the Alps in 218

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Understanding Cannae: Hannibal’s Orders

October 27, 2015June 18, 2020 Yozan Mosig 0 Comments 'punic wars', Aufidus, cannae, hannibal, Orders

It is morning on August 2nd, 216 BCE. The Carthaginian army under Hannibal has deployed on the plain of Cannae,

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Hannibal Barca: A Biographical Sketch

October 1, 2015June 18, 2020 Yozan Mosig 0 Comments 'hannibal barca', 'punic wars', carthage, hamilcar, hannibal, hasdrubal, mago

Hannibal (247-183 BCE) was the greatest general to emerge from the Carthaginian Barca family. He was the son of Hamilcar

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New Perspectives on the Battle of Cannae

September 21, 2015June 18, 2020 Yozan Mosig 0 Comments Barletta, cannae, hannibal

(An edited transcription of a presentation delivered in Barletta, Italy, on the 2230th anniversary of Hannibal’s greatest victory, 2 August

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The Punic Wars: Kriegsschuldfrage and the Question of the Just War

May 24, 2013June 18, 2020 Yozan Mosig 0 Comments 'punic wars', carthage, hannibal, Kriegsschuldfrage

The Germans have a wonderful expression for culpability in war: Kriegsschuldfrage. Who is to blame for the initiation of war

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Hannibal’s Elephants: Myth and Reality

May 18, 2013June 17, 2020 Yozan Mosig 1 Comment 'hannibal barca', alps, Carpetani, ebro, elephants, hannibal, livy, Olcades, Pachyderms, polybius, Saguntum, tagus, Vaccaei, zama

Pachyderms are an inseparable part of the image of the great Carthaginian general, Hannibal Barca, although they took part in

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A Matter of Hatred: The Myth of Hannibal’s Oath

March 24, 2013June 17, 2020 Yozan Mosig 0 Comments amicus, hannibal, livy, Polybius. 'punic wars'

Hannibal’s hatred of Rome is so well known that it has become proverbial and allusions to it abound in literature.

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The Trouble With Zama: Paradox, Smoke and Mirrors in an Ancient Battlefield

December 19, 2012June 17, 2020 Yozan Mosig 1 Comment 'Scipio Africanus', 'second punic war', hannibal, Massinissa, Scipio, zama

The second so-called Punic War between Carthage and Rome came to an end in 202 BCE. Rome had prevailed and

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