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Scipio Africanus
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Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus was a Roman general and statesman who was one of the main architects of Rome's victory against Carthage in the Second Punic War. Often regarded as one of the greates
Bust likely of Scipio Africanus (formerly identified as Sulla)
Bust likely of Scipio Africanus (formerly identified as Sulla)
A Carthaginian coin depicting Hasdrubal Barca (245–207 BC), one of Hannibal's younger brothers, wearing a diadem
A Carthaginian coin depicting Hasdrubal Barca (245–207 BC), one of Hannibal's younger brothers, wearing a diadem
Bronze bust dated mid-first century BC, formerly identified as Scipio Africanus, now thought to portray a priest of Isis
Bronze bust dated mid-first century BC, formerly identified as Scipio Africanus, now thought to portray a priest of Isis
Antiochus sends his son to Scipio. Painting by Jean-Pierre Granger (c. 1800).
Antiochus sends his son to Scipio. Painting by Jean-Pierre Granger (c. 1800).
Hannibal
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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
Scipio Africanus
…the Second Punic War. Often regarded as one of the greatest military commanders and strategists of all time, his crowning achievement was the defeat of Hannibal at the Battle of Zama in 202 BC, which earned him the honorific epithet Africanus ("the African"). Born into a distinguished patrician family in Rome…
The Capuan bust, reputedly of Hannibal
The Capuan bust, reputedly of Hannibal
Circa 1850 engraving of Young Hannibal (left) by Charles Turner
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 Herak
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
An 1868 illustration of Imilce and her son Haspar by Juan de Dios de la Rada