Hannibal

[ han-uh-buh l ]

/ ˈhæn ə bəl /

noun

247–183 b.c., Carthaginian general who crossed the Alps and invaded Italy (son of Hamilcar Barca).

a port in NE Missouri, on the Mississippi: Mark Twain's boyhood home.

Example sentences from the Web for hannibal

The New York Times ran a piece asking: “Has Hannibal Buress Changed the Way We Look at Bill Cosby?”

How the World Turned on Bill Cosby: A Day-by-Day Account |Scott Porch |December 1, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Now when you Google “Bill Cosby,” you also come across Hannibal Buress, Barbara Bowman, Joan Tarshis, and maybe others.

When Your Comic Hero Is an Alleged Rapist |Doug McIntyre |November 18, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
To paraphrase the renegade philosopher Hannibal, I love it when science comes together.

Glaciers Lose 204 Billion Tons of Ice in Three Years |Matthew R. Francis |October 5, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
With such material, Hannibal Lecter might as well do the audio version.

How the Tide Turned on Gay Marriage |Michael Signer |June 20, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

There are two conflicting understandings of where Hannibal is left.

Hugh Dancy on ‘Hannibal’s’ Brilliantly Batsh*t Finale and the Future of Will Graham |Marlow Stern |May 24, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Hannibal has been living like a voluptuous Carthaginian prince.

The Newcomes |William Makepeace Thackeray
The capture of Rome by Hannibal could not have failed to have entirely altered the whole future course of history.

The Two Great Republics: Rome and the United States |James Hamilton Lewis
They accordingly selected ten of their chief men, whom Hannibal allowed to depart after binding them with an oath to return.

The Histories of Polybius, Vol. I (of 2) |Polybius
Part of Hannibal's fleet was captured, and the rest blocked up in the harbours of Pamphilia.

Robert Kerr's General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume 18 |William Stevenson
On the day he crossed the Vulturnus, Hannibal pitched his camp at a small distance from the river.

The History of Rome; Books Nine to Twenty-Six |Titus Livius

British Dictionary definitions for hannibal

Hannibal

/ (ˈhænɪbəl) /

noun

247–182 bc, Carthaginian general; son of Hamilcar Barca. He commanded the Carthaginian army in the Second Punic War (218–201). After capturing Sagunto in Spain, he invaded Italy (218), crossing the Alps with an army of about 40 000 men and defeating the Romans at Trasimene (217) and Cannae (216). In 203 he was recalled to defend Carthage and was defeated by Scipio at Zama (202). He was later forced into exile and committed suicide to avoid capture

Cultural definitions for hannibal

Hannibal

[ (han-uh-buhl) ]

A general from the ancient city of Carthage. During the second of the Punic Wars between Carthage and Rome, Hannibal took an army of more than 100,000, supported by elephants, from Spain into Italy in an effort to conquer Rome. The army had to cross the Alps, and this troop movement is still regarded as one of the greatest in history. Hannibal won several victories on this campaign but was not able to take Rome.

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