According to Roman tradition, Hannibal had been made to swear by his father never to be a friend of Rome, and he certainly did not take a conciliatory attitude when the Romans berated him for crossing the river Iberus ( Ebro ) which Carthage was bound by treaty not to cross.

Even if Rome did not fall to Hannibal, the presence of the brothers ' combined armies in Italy would only add to the political strife that already existed there, not to mention the anxiety that lingered throughout Rome.

Hannibal scattered the Roman forces but he did not press his victory that day, perhaps because his forces were far outnumbered by the Roman infantry still in the fort.

Livy claims that immediately after the victory, Maharbal urged Hannibal to push on at once with his cavalry upon Rome itself, promising him that if he did so, within five days he should sup in the Capitol.

Hannibal Rising received a generally negative critical reception, and did not fare as well as the previous films in the series at the box office.

The first mention of Sulmo occurs in the Second Punic War, when its territory was ravaged by Hannibal in 211 BC, who, however, did not attack the city itself.

He was regarded as the most careful writer on the war with Hannibal, and one who did not allow himself to be blinded by partiality in considering the evidence of other writers ( Cicero, De Oratore, ii.

Hannibal recognized that he still needed to cross the Pyrenees, the Alps, and many significant rivers.

Publius Cornelius Scipio, the consul who commanded the Roman force sent to intercept Hannibal, and Scipio Africanus ' father, had not expected Hannibal to make an attempt to cross the Alps, since the Romans were prepared to fight the war in Iberia.

* After crossing the Rhône River and meeting with friendly Gallic leaders headed by the northern Italian Boii, whose knowledge of the Alpine passes are of assistance to Hannibal, the Carthaginians cross the Durance River.

Realizing that Hannibal probably plans to cross the Alps, Scipio returns to northern Italy to await him.

The H & SJ finished the Hannibal Bridge which was the first bridge to cross the Missouri River in July 1869 in Kansas City.

As a result, Hasdrubal Barca decides to cross the Pyrenees with his remaining troops into Transalpine Gaul, with the intention of joining his brother Hannibal in Italy.

He designed and built the Hannibal Bridge which was the first bridge to cross the Missouri River in Kansas City, Missouri in 1869.

After the Red Army reached the coast of the Vistula Lagoon near Elbing on January 23, 1945, cutting off the overland route between East Prussia and the western territories, the only way to leave was to cross the frozen Vistula Lagoon to reach the harbours of Danzig / Gdańsk or Gdingen / Gdynia to be evacuated by ships taking part in Operation Hannibal.

Meanwhile Hannibal was marching up the left bank of the Isère River hoping to cross the passes from there to Italy.

* Hannibal Lawyer: A cross between Miles Edgeworth and Hannibal Lecter.

On Bravo TV's countdown of the 100 Greatest Television Characters, Michael Chiklis described Mackey as " a cross between Hannibal Lecter and Dirty Harry.

After he assumed command, Hannibal spent two years consolidating his holdings and completing the conquest of Hispania south of the Ebro.

However, Rome, fearing the growing strength of Hannibal in Iberia, made an alliance with the city of Saguntum, which lay a considerable distance south of the River Ebro and claimed the city as its protectorate.

Its commanders, the brothers Gnaeus Cornelius Scipio Calvus and Publius Cornelius Scipio, knew that Hannibal had crossed the Ebro, but were surprised by the Carthaginian army's presence at the Rhone upstream of their ally Massalia, where they had landed.

Roman inactivity encourages Hannibal to embark on a daring campaign: the conquest of Spain as far north as the Pyrenees, a clear violation of the Ebro River treaty of the First Punic War.

* The Carthaginian general, Hannibal, is denied any reinforcements from Spain for his forces now based in Italy by the activities of the Roman general Publius Cornelius Scipio and his brother Gnaeus Cornelius Scipio Calvus, who, in a battle at Dertosa near the Ebro River effectively stop the Carthaginian general, Hasdrubal's attempt to break through to Italy.

Having subdued all the tribes south of the Ebro Hannibal undertook the siege of Saguntum in 219 BC with 15, 000 men.

Having granted his men leave Hannibal departed New Carthage for the Ebro in approximately May, 218 BC.

Hannibal encamped within striking distance of the Romans with the Trebia River between them, and placed a strong force of cavalry and infantry in concealment, near the battle zone.

They eventually found Hannibal on the left bank of the Aufidus River, and encamped six miles ( 10 km ) away.

The selection of the city over Leavenworth, Kansas, for the Hannibal & St. Joseph Railroad bridge over the Missouri River brought about significant growth.

* December 18 – The combined Roman armies under Tiberius Sempronius Longus and Scipio meet Hannibal on the left bank of the Trebia River south of Placentia and are soundly defeated in the Battle of the Trebia.

* The Carthaginian general, Hannibal, moves his forces southward through Italy and seizes the large army supply depot at Cannae on the Aufidus River.

* Hannibal advances to the Arno River and then outmanoeuvres the army of Gaius Flaminius Nepos at Arretium and reaches Faesulae ( modern Fiesole ) and Perugia.

From around 1902 to 1905 the Stanley, Merrill and Phillips Railway ran a line up the west end of the county through Polley, Gilman, Hannibal and Jump River.

In 1902 the Eau Claire, Chippewa Falls, and Northeastern Railroad ( better known as Omaha ) pushed in from Holcombe through Hannibal to now-abandoned Hughey on the Yellow River.

Louisiana is located in northeast Missouri, on the Mississippi River south of Hannibal.

The former follows the Mississippi River for most of its length from Hannibal to St. Charles County.

After elementary graduation, the majority of students attend River High School ( located in Hannibal, Ohio ), an institution consolidated with other small Ohio-River villages.

That same year the Eau Claire, Chippewa Falls, and Northeastern Railway ( a. k. a. Omaha ) built its line across the township, from Hannibal east to Hughey on the Yellow River.

The Mississippi River at Hannibal, Missouri

* Mark Twain Memorial Lighthouse-The only lighthouse built inland features a panoramic view of Hannibal and the Mississippi River.

Image: Mississippi from Cardiff Hill in Hannibal. jpg | The Mississippi River viewed from Cardiff Hill in Hannibal, Missouri.

To Varro, Hannibal seemed to have little room to manoeuver and no means of retreat as he was deployed with the Aufidus River to his rear.