Hannibal the
Conqueror
Hannibal the Conqueror, a story about General Hannibal the ruler of Carthage who
took his troops through the Alps to battle the Roman troops, sword battles,
blazing action, adventures, characters' interactions, a historical thriller.
Introduction
There was an age where kingdoms laid across the continent of Africa and other parts of
the world. Some kingdoms were rich with gold, silver, spices. Hannibal and his father
Hamilcar conquered many. With some of the resources, they expanded their army.
Hannibal was born in Carthage. He was the commander of Carthage’s army during and
before the second Punic war which started in 218 B.C. and ended 201 B.C. He started the
war by attacking Saguntum which was a city occupied by Roman forces. He was a war
strategic, a great communicator, clever, sturdy and brown skinned with curly hair (Similar
to a dark complexion Indian). Many historians compared him to Caesar as a commander.
He defeated armies larger than his and was able to unite people of various nationalities.
In 219 B.C. somewhere in Syria, in the dessert, in a tent, a sight of an ugly, middle-aged
rotten toothed barbarian wearing a shaggy long beard, sitting at a table and was slopping
down food like a pig. He was surrounded by four guards for protection. The guards left and
their replacements entered.
Shortly, Hannibal entered and was dressed in black clothing, wearing a turban with a
cloth around his mouth, looking like an Arabian knight. He removed the cloth.
“Hello Hannibal, you came here to recruit my troops?” Kane asked.
“I came to give you a warning. Don’t go near my lady’s village, or I’ll hunt you and your
men down and kill every one of them and put your head on a silver platter.”
“How dare you come to my territory and threaten me? Guards arrest him!”
Hannibal surrendered his sword as the four guards arrested him. “You didn’t even resist.
And they call you Hannibal the Conqueror,” Kane said and laughed. “Take him outside and
cut off his head!”
A minute later, four heads were thrown inside the tent. The heads were the guards who
were replaced. Kane stared at the heads as they rolled by the table. Frightened, he ran out
the tent and was surprised as he saw a few hundreds of his outlaws being arrested and
thousands of Hannibal’s troops surrounding the tent.
Hannibal and one of his captains stepped to Kane and smiled. “You are worried Kane?”
Hannibal said.
“No, I think he’s scared,” the captain said as he and Hannibal laughed.
“No wonder, you didn’t put up a fight,” Kane said. “Those guards who arrested you, you
had them planted in my camp. You never were in danger. Please don’t kill me, my lord.”
“I wont this time, but heed my warning, stay away from my Lady’s village!”
“I will. Please release my men.”
“I’ll release one and the others will be drafted in my army.”
As Hannibal and his men left, the released man came to Kane, “Weren’t you a captain in
Hannibal’s army? the man asked.
“No Hasdrubal’s army. He was Hannibal’s brother in-law who died, and Hannibal took
command. Then I resigned because I didn’t want to serve under someone more ruthlessly
than I. And he has a brother named Hasdrubal too.”
“Where do you think, Hannibal is heading?”
Probably somewhere south to recruit more men or preparing to conquer another kingdom,
or he’s searching for poisoned snakes and insects.”
“Poisoned snakes and insects?”
“Aye. He likes to use biological warfare. I heard once that he dumped large bags of
poisoned snakes in his enemy’s tents.”
“You’re right. He is more ruthless than you.”
‘Aye. I’m glad that I had fifty men out raiding before he got here because he would have
put me out of business. When the fifty gets back, we are sailing for Spain.”
Chapter 1
Carthage on the northern coast of Africa was found by the Phoenician emigrants who
were Indo- Europeans from Tyre in 814 B.C. Phoenicians were merchants and sailors.
Their states were Carthage, Cyprus, Malta, Sicily and Spain.
Carthage's architectural structure was modeled after Greek cities. A war between Rome
and Carthage started 264 B.C., called the first Punic War. The war was fought over
territories that were by the shores of the Mediterranean sea which was a large trading route.
Whoever controlled these territories would rule the known world.
When the Romans invaded Sicily and Spain, the Carthage government appointed
Hannibal’s father who was named Hamilcar Barca who was an aristocrat and sat in
Carthage’s senate. Hamilcar died in combat near the end of the war when Hannibal was
nineteen. Hamilcar’s son-in-law Hasdrubal took over the command and later made peace
with Rome. After a seven-year period of his command, he died, and Hannibal being second
in command was appointed.
Hamilcar had four sons, and the first was Hannibal, second, Hanno, third, Hasdrubal and
the fourth, Mago. When Hannibal took the command, he was twenty-six and was now able
to honor his vow that he made to his father to conquer Rome. About a year later, Hannibal
broke the peace treaty by attacking a city named Saguntum that was an ally of Rome.
The state of Carthage (presently Morocco) was on the northern coast of Africa between
the Atlantic ocean and the Mediterranean sea. Most of the Carthaginians were merchants
and sailors. Traders of slaves, exotic animals, fruits and precise metals from Africa, Asia and
Europe. The Carthaginians’ trading route was on the Mediterranean sea, Their ships
traveled to the coasts of the three continents that surrounded the sea. The ships had to be
built strong and sturdy to make these journeys there and to carry heavy cargoes.
Months later, Hannibal was now twenty-eight and was in Spain (Iberian during that