The conflict began with Hamilcar Barca, and would see his son Hannibal take the conflict to the Romans on their own soil. The Second Punic War would be devastating for Rome’s armies, ...

ITis the year 238 B.C. Before the altar of Baal-Moloch in the city of Carthage stands the great general Hamilcar Barca, offering sacrifice ... even between father and son. For Hannibal — the ...