Project Gutenberg 2008-12-17 Public domain in the USA. 180 Abbott, Jacob 1803 1879 Marianne Erodore Hannibal Makers of History Reading ease score: 66.1 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. The First Punic War -- Hannibal at Saguntum -- Opening of the Second Punic War -- The passage of the Rhone -- Hannibal crosses the Alps -- Hannibal in the north of Italy -- The Apennines -- The dictator Fabius -- The Battle of Cannae -- Scipio -- Hannibal a fugitive and an exile -- The destruction of Carthage. Produced by D Alexander and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Hannibal" by Jacob Abbott is a historical account written in the mid-19th century. The work focuses on the life and campaigns of the renowned Carthaginian general Hannibal Barca, particularly highlighting the tensions and conflicts between Rome and Carthage during the Punic Wars. The narrative is structured to convey historical truth, emphasizing the rivalry and military strategies employed in these epic conflicts. The opening of the book introduces the context of the First Punic War, detailing the origins of the historical rivalry between Rome and Carthage. It describes the strategic positioning of both nations and the unfolding of military actions, including the decisive role of leaders like Regulus in Roman efforts against Carthage. Abbott outlines the gradual escalation of hostilities, setting the stage for Hannibal's rise as a prominent figure in the Second Punic War after taking command in Spain, driven by his infamous oath of vengeance against Rome at a young age. The detailed accounts and character sketches provide a vivid backdrop for the dramatic military and political struggles that defined this pivotal era in ancient history. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Hannibal, 247 B.C.-182 B.C. -- Juvenile literature Punic War, 2nd, 218-201 B.C. -- Juvenile literature Generals -- Tunisia -- Carthage (Extinct city) -- Biography -- Juvenile literature Rome -- History -- Republic, 265-30 B.C. -- Juvenile literature Carthage (Extinct city) -- History -- Juvenile literature DG Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: History - European Browsing: History - General 408604 408574 2024-10-12T03:51:35.733350 2023-09-12T07:34:15.295834 text/html text/html 409499 2021-01-04T12:46:52 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 632514 2021-01-04T12:46:52 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 742351 2024-10-12T03:51:44.251266 application/epub+zip 748422 2024-10-12T03:51:38.188300 application/epub+zip 217262 2024-10-12T03:51:36.714302 application/epub+zip 905575 2024-10-12T03:51:48.679249 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 876153 2024-10-12T03:51:43.107289 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 335736 2022-09-12T15:27:37.059810 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 363709 363625 2024-10-12T03:51:34.744317 2023-09-12T07:34:14.612784 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 363561 2021-01-04T12:46:52 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 128850 2021-01-04T12:46:52 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 363597 2021-01-04T12:46:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 128829 2021-01-04T12:46:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 23066 2024-10-12T03:51:48.815237 application/rdf+xml 10133 2024-10-12T03:51:37.285307 image/jpeg 2868 2024-10-12T03:51:37.000342 image/jpeg 713072 2024-10-12T03:51:35.788293 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia