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Hannibal2

Pronunciation: /ˈhanɪb(ə)l/

Definition of Hannibal

(247–182 bc), Carthaginian general. In the second Punic War he attacked Italy via the Alps, repeatedly defeating the Romans, but failed to take Rome itself.