Alexander's inability to do this largely caused his untimely death in 323 BCE at the age of 32. Hannibal taught us to build a support system. Carthaginian general Hannibal Barca brought the Roman ...

In 1985, a war came to an official end – 2,131 years after its final battle. For centuries during the pre-Christian era, two ...

Hannibal (247 BCE–182 BCE) was a general of Carthage who led his army to multiple victories against the Romans. This painting shows a famous episode where he and his troops crossed the Alps on ...

But that was then. After the dust of the Second Punic War (218-201 BCE) had settled, Carthage was a shell of its former self.