Hannibal

How did hannibal die

How did hannibal die

At some point during this conflict, the Romans again demanded the surrender of Hannibal. Finding himself unable to escape, he killed himself by taking poison in the Bithynian village of Libyssa, probably around 183 B.C.

  1. How did Hannibal lose his eye?
  2. What happened to Hannibal after he was defeated?
  3. Where is Hannibal buried?

How did Hannibal lose his eye?

During the Italian campaign Hannibal rode an elephant through a swamp off the Arno and lost the sight in his right eye from what was probably ophthalmia. He became a one-eyed general, like Moshe Dayan.”

What happened to Hannibal after he was defeated?

After the war, Hannibal successfully ran for the office of sufet. He enacted political and financial reforms to enable the payment of the war indemnity imposed by Rome; however, those reforms were unpopular with members of the Carthaginian aristocracy and in Rome, and he fled into voluntary exile.

Where is Hannibal buried?

The exact location of Hannibal's tomb is unknown, but today there is a memorial grave dedicated to him in the town of Gebze in Kocaeli province, ancient Libyssa, where he died.

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