Definitions for "Hannibal"
general who commanded the Carthaginian army in the second Punic War; crossed the Alps and defeated the Romans but was recalled to defend Carthage and was defeated (247-182 BC)
Great Carthaginian general during Second Punic War; successfully invaded Italy but failed to conquer Rome; finally defeated at Battle of Zama. (p. 154)
Hannibal, the son of Hamilcar Barca, (247 BC – c. 183 BC;Hannibal's date of death is most commonly given as 183 BC, but there is a possibility it could have taken place in 182 BC.http://encarta.msn.com/text_761574573___0/Hannibal_(general).html Microsoft Encarta — Hannibal (general)http://encyclopedia.jrank.org/HAN_HEG/HANNIBAL_mercy_or_favour_of_Baa.html HANNIBAL ("grace of Baal") 1911 Encyclopædia BritannicaChurch, Alfred J., The Story of Carthage, p. http://books.google.com/books?vid=OCLC04333680&id=Zd6NZwd8LdYC&pg=PA269&dq=Hannibal,+183,+death 269) was a Punic military commander and politician, later also working in other professions, who is popularly credited as one of the finest commanders in history. He lived during a period of tension in the Mediterranean, when Rome (then the Roman Republic) established its supremacy over other great powers such as Carthage, Macedon, Syracuse and the Seleucid empire. He is one of the best-known Carthaginian commanders.
Hannibal is a 2001 film directed by Ridley Scott, adapted from the Thomas Harris novel of the same name. Set seven years after The Silence of the Lambs, the premise is that one of Hannibal Lecter's surviving victims, the extremely wealthy Mason Verger, is out to capture, torture, and kill him. The film's locations alternate between Italy and the United States.
Hannibal, a novel by Thomas Harris, is the source material for the film Hannibal, directed by Ridley Scott. The novel takes place seven years after the events of The Silence of the Lambs and deals with the intended revenge of one of Hannibal Lecter's victims.
Hannibal was the name of a ship which was used during the years of 1693 and 1694 to transport slaves. The ship is most remembered for its disastrous voyage during the year 1694. The ship itself weighed closed to three hundred and fifty tons or approximately seven hundred thousand pounds.
a town in northeast Missouri on the Mississippi River; boyhood home of Mark Twain
Hannibal is the designation of several multistoried building settlements from the 70's. The housing development "Hannibal" in Stuttgart Asemwald was built around 1970 and consists of several blocks of flats with up to 70 meters height and 24 floors. With own purchase area from service and trade developed in such a way on the Stuttgart Filderhochflaeche a self-sufficient residential town.
Hannibal (born Marvin Peterson in Smithville, Texas, United States, November 11, 1948; formerly Hannibal Lokumbe and Hannibal Marvin Peterson) is an American jazz trumpeter and composer.