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The Battle of Zama, after 1567. Creator: Unknown

The Battle of Zama, after 1567. [The Battle of Zama was fought in 202 BC near Zama, (in present-day Tunisia). The Carthaginians led by Hannibal were defeated by the Roman army under Publius Cornelius Scipio]

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Amilgar, (c275-228 BC), 1830. Creator: Unknown

Amilgar, (c275-228 BC), 1830. Hamilcar Barca (c275-228 BC) Carthaginian general and statesman, leader of the Barcid family, father of Hannibal, Hasdrubal and Mago. He led a successful guerrilla war against the Romans in Sicily. From "Biographical Illustrations", by Alfred Howard. [Thomas Tegg, R. Griffin and Co., J. Cumming, London, Glasgow and Dublin, 1830]

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Hannibal crossing the Rhone, 218 BC (1882-1884). Artist: Gilbert

Hannibal crossing the Rhone, 218 BC (1882-1884). During the Second Punic War, the Carthaginian general Hannibal led his army, including elephants, from Spain into Gaul, then across the Alps into northern Italy to confront the Roman army. He defeated the Romans in three battles, the Trebia (218 BC), Lake Trasimene (217 BC) and most decisively at Cannae (216 BC). A print from La France et les Francais a Travers les Siecle, Volume I, F Roy editor, Saint-Antoine, 1882-1884

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