Two legions commanded by Appius Claudius Caudex disembarked at Messana, where the Mamertines had expelled the Carthaginian garrison commanded by Hanno ( no relation to Hanno the Great ).

Hanno had been instrumental in denying Hannibal ’ s requested reinforcements following the battle at Cannae.

This convinced the Carthaginian commander Hanno, the nephew of Hannibal, to accept pitched battle before his troops had been united with the army under Hasdrubal, the brother of Hannibal, despite being outnumbered 2 to 1.

Hasdrubal Gisco is the son of the Gesco who had served together with Hamilcar Barca, Hannibal's father, in Sicily during the First Punic War and son-in-law of Hanno the Elder who was one of Hannibal's lieutenants in Italy.

In its immediate neighborhood were fought two of the most decisive actions of the war: the Battle of Beneventum, ( 214 BC ), in which the Carthaginian general Hanno was defeated by Tiberius Gracchus ; the other in 212 BC, when the camp of Hanno, in which he had accumulated a vast quantity of corn and other stores, was stormed and taken by the Roman consul Quintus Fulvius Flaccus.

Hanno “ The Great ” was in charge of operations in Africa since 248 BC and had conquered considerable territory by 241 BC.

They had remained in power throughout the Mercenary War and had advocated Hanno ’ s position over Hamilcar ’ s more than once.

Hasdrubal was given about 6, 500 cavalry, and Hanno had 3, 500 Numidians on the right.

Hiero at once joined the Punic leader Hanno, who had recently landed in Sicily ; but fighting a battle to an inconclusive outcome with the Romans led by the consul Appius Claudius Caudex, he withdrew to Syracuse.

Wounded in a battle in Cisalpine Gaul, Mago was recalled back to Carthage along with Hannibal to aid in its defence, as the future Scipio Africanus major had shattered the armies of Hasdrubal Gisco, Hanno, son of Bomilcar, and had captured Syphax, who was allied to Carthage, in Africa.

After the war, Hanno refused to pay the mercenaries who had been promised money and rewards by Hamilcar.

The expedition led by Gnaeus Scipio in 218 BC had caught the Carthaginians by surprise, and before Hasdrubal could join Hanno, the Carthaginian commander on the North of Ebro River, the Romans had fought and won the Battle of Cissa and established their army at Tarraco and their fleet at Emporiae.

The mercenaries were unhappy with the rejection of their demands, and were mistrustful of Hanno, much preferring to deal with the commanders they had served under in Sicily, such as Hamilcar, who had seen their worth and furthermore made promises to them.

By the time Hanno moved onto the attack, the rebels had already blockaded Utica and Hippakra.

< http :// penelope. uchicago. edu / Thayer / E / Roman / Texts / Polybius / 1 *. html ></ ref > The Carthaginian generals Hanno and Hamilcar then came to Utica's defense, managing to raise the siege, but " the severest blow of all … was the defection of Hippacritae and Utica, the only two cities in Libya which had … bravely faced the present war … indeed they never had on any occasion given the least sign of hostility to Carthage .” Polybius.

Hanno the Navigator had traveled as far south as Sierra Leone, and it is possible other Phoenicians had circumnavigated Africa.

He wrote many testaments but only one of them was ever mentioned in the book ( Slaves of the Mastery ): " The Lost Testament ", believed lost until Hanno Hath finds it in the Mastery's stores.

In all, there were many historical figures named Hanno in ancient Carthage.

The Romans then ambushed the Carthaginian rear, so when Hanno attacked them, he was taken from the front and the behind.

In 215 BCE, Hanno, the lieutenant of Hannibal, after his defeat at Grumentum by Tiberius Gracchus, threw himself into Bruttium, where he was soon after joined by a body of fresh troops from Carthage under Bomilcar: and from this time he made that region his stronghold, from whence he repeatedly issued to oppose the Roman generals in Lucania and Samnium, while he constantly fell back upon it as a place of safety when defeated or hard pressed by the enemy.

Later, Hanno comes and speaks to the mercenaries about delays in recompensing them, but he is driven off when Zarxas arrives and tells them of a treacherous massacre of 300 slingers who had stayed behind.

Hanno surprises Spendius at Utica, and occupies the city, but flees when Matho arrives and routs his troops.

Thomas Mann, himself a student of the Katharineum, thought of this school when describing the school Hanno went to in the Buddenbrooks.

Marching with great speed Silanus was able to achieve complete surprise when he fell on the Carthaginian camps, which resulted in the dispersion of Mago ’ s Celtiberians and the capture of Hanno.

The name was derived, described by Hanno the Navigator, a Carthaginian navigator and possible visitor ( circa 480 BC ) to the area that later became Sierra Leone.

While Hamilcar was able to obtain the resources for his aim, the Numidians in the Atlas Mountains were not conquered, like Hanno suggested, but became vassals of Carthage.

Hanno, actually an Asian elephant, came to Rome in 1514 with the Portuguese ambassador Tristão da Cunha and quickly became the Pope's favorite animal.

Hanno became a great favourite of the papal court and was featured in processions.

However, as food shortages became more severe, the consuls finally decided to fight, but Hanno was deterred by their sudden confidence.

Hanno originally wanted to co-ordinate his attack with Hannibal ’ s, but the Romans became aware of the plan.

He is also a second cousin of Hanno Möttölä, who became the first Finnish basketball player to play in the NBA.

When Chateauneuf became ill in 1850, Schirmer retained Andreas Friedrich Wilhelm von Hanno ( 1826-1882 ) to complete the project.

The very next year, however, after the fall of Tarentum, they changed sides again, and betrayed the Roman troops into the hands of the Carthaginian general Hanno.

Hanno the Great initially commanded the Punic army, but after his defeat at Utica Hamilcar Barca was called out of retirement.

Sketch of Hanno and mahout, after Raphael, c. 1514.

Sketch of Hanno and mahout, after Raphael, c. 1514.

Shortly after the restart the boats clashed and the oar of Oxford crewman Hanno Wienhausen was broken.

Vulso ’ s squadron went after the Carthaginian left wing that was attacking the transport ships, while Regulus attacked Hanno.

Dr. Hanno Drechsler ( 24 March 1931 – 4 January 2003 ) was the legendary Lord Mayor of the City of Marburg, Germany, between 1970 and 1992, and the instigator of its restoration after urban renewal ; he was also an important Social Democratic politician and political scientist.

Hanno Drechsler went to school in Saxony, where after High School he studied to become a teacher and was certified for doing so on all levels, becoming very early the Principal of the Oberschule in Falkenstein.

Hanno becomes the leader of the Manth people after they escape from the Mastery and successfully leads them to the Manth homeland.

Bernhard would join the Communist Workers ' Party of Germany and, shortly after the birth of his son, Hanno, he travelled to the Soviet Union as one of his party's representatives and would go on to hold discussions with Lenin.

The Passetto di Borgo | Passetto, called in romanesco | Roman dialect er Corridore (" the Corridor "), seen from Borgo S. Angelo: Via dei Corridori ( the ancient Borgo dell ' Elefante, so named after Hanno the elephant ), and Saint Peter's dome are in the background.