Hannibal Barca

Hannibal Barca was a brilliant Carthaginian general and statesman who famously led his army, including war elephants, across the Alps to invade Italy during the Second Punic War. He inflicted devastating defeats on the Roman Republic, becoming one of history's most renowned military strategists. Despite his genius, he was ultimately defeated by <a href="/article/scipio-africanus">Scipio Africanus</a>, leading to Carthage's final loss to Rome.