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Hannibal (, ; died 238 BCE) was a Carthaginian general who took part in the Mercenary War between Carthage and rebelling mercenaries. He is not to be confused with Hannibal Barca (247–183/181 BC), a notable commander of the Second Punic War.

During this war, he replaced Hanno II the Great as a commander of the Carthaginian army. He took part in a successful campaign against some rebel cities, along with Hamilcar Barca. During the Siege of Tunis, he was captured during a night raid and crucified, along with some other high-ranking Carthaginians. He was known as an enemy to Rome.

See also Hannibal (given name)

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Bibliography Goldsworthy, Adrian The Punic Wars, Cassell 2000, , page 135 . Eckstein, Arthur M. Moral vision in the Histories of Polybius, University of California Press, 1995, , p. 177 Polybius Histories Jorn Barger September 2002 Flaubert, Postscript to Salammbô