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Hannibal (247 BC - 183/182 BC)

Carthiginian general who invaded Italy by crossing the Alps, almost took the city of Rome. He was eventually defeated in Carthage and went into exile. Dictionary of National Biography entry: http://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/acref/9780198606413.001.0001/acref-9780198606413-e-2930?rskey=kVp7gg&result=1 Other biography: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hannibal Relationships: Brancus ([?]-[?]) was a associate or acquaintance (general) of Hannibal
References in Documents:
Musaeum Clausum (1684)

5. A punctual relation of Hannibal' s march out of Spain into Italy, and far more particular than that of Livy, where about he passed the River Rhodanus or Rhosne; at what place he crossed the Isura or L'isere; when he marched up toward the confluence of the Sone and the Rhone, or the place where the City Lyons was afterward built; how wisely he decided the difference between King Brancus and his Brother, at what place he passed the Alpes, what Vinegar he used, and where he obtained such quantity to break and calcine the Rocks made hot with Fire.

Musaeum Clausum (1684)

19. A Picture describing how Hannibal forced his passage over the River Rhosne with his Elephants, Baggage, and mixed Army; with the Army of the Gauls opposing him on the contrary Shore, and Hanno passing over with his Horse much above to fall upon the Rere of the Gauls.