Compsa was an ancient city of the Hirpini, near the sources of the Aufidus, on the boundary of Lucania and not far from that of Apulia, on a ridge 609 m above sea level. It was betrayed to Hannibal in
Benevento Arch of Trajan from South
Piscina Mirabilis 2010 by Ra Boe 19
Hannibal was a Carthaginian general and statesman who commanded the forces of Carthage in their battle against the Roman Republic during the Second Punic War. Hannibal lived during a period of great t
The Capuan bust, reputedly of Hannibal
Circa 1850 engraving of Young Hannibal (left) by Charles Turner
A quarter shekel of Carthage, perhaps minted in Spain. The obverse may depict Hannibal with the traits of a young Melqart (often associated with Herakles), although this is improbable. It is more likely that it simply depicts the god himself. The reverse features one of his famous war elephants.
An 1868 illustration of Imilce and her son Haspar by Juan de Dios de la Rada