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The Romans Post All the News Romans Need to Know 2013 A.D Carthage The Life of Hannibal Jake Lieberstein Today I am able to interview an First Punic War where my father fought amazing character of history. Some as a naval commander. Sadly he was know him as the man who crossed the assassinated by a Roman and when he Alps. Others know him as the man who died I swore an oath on hating Rome,” nearly destroyed Rome. That’s right; I’m says Hannibal. Now that we talked about talking about Hannibal. Hannibal had a your beginning lets talk about what you story full of action and adventure. did to Rome. Through his journey he had one thing on his mind and that is destroying Rome. Hannibal, it is a pleasure to meet Now you are close to adulthood and you want a chance to fight Rome. What did you do? “Well I had a cousin with you. Where are you from? “I am named Hasrubal who held a high rank in from the city of Carthage. It is a small the army. From him, I was able to get Phoecian city south of Rome in the coast my first job as a commander. It wasn’t a of North Africa. I was born in that city big job. I only needed to escort soldiers and it means a lot to me,” says Hannibal. across the Mediterranean Sea to Spain. Here is a major question that everyone When my soldiers and I arrived at Spain, wants to know the answer to. Why do Hasrubal was dead and the soldiers he you hate Rome? What did they do to controlled had no leader. I had no choice you? “Good question. It started at the but to step up and take control. My army and I traveled to a major city called hundred soldiers and me and charged at Saguntum, a city that Rome claimed as us, then got ambushed by the rest of my theirs. We fought the Romans and army on the opposite side. They never crushed their resistance. This was the saw it coming and were destroyed. This beginning of my army career. Ten years victory not only weakened Rome but it went by fighting Rome and weakening also humiliated them. 35,000 soldiers them one city at a time. It is time for my and I destroyed them even though they famous journey of crossing the Alps. I had a huge army of hundreds of took 60,000 men and 37 elephants across thousands of men. As I destroyed cities I the Alps. I only came out with 35,000 captured women and children and sold men and one elephant. This was the start them into slavery to humiliate Rome. of a huge attack on the Roman Empire,” My luck began to turn because in one answered Hannibal. This is all very battle I lost my right eye, but I pushed interesting information. I wish I were through it and continued. After my big there to see your army of elephants. conquest Rome lost 50,000 men. Rome You cross the Alps and are now started to get very angry. In 210 B.C at Italy. What do you do? “Right when Scipio the Younger, Scipio’s son, we arrived at Italy we met Romans and launched a huge attack on my army. began our conquest. We cut straight They cut our supply lines and chased us through Italy, destroying anything in our for 12 years. I felt ashamed and didn’t path. One victory I will never forget is want to be captured by the Romans so I the fight against two Roman generals committed suicide in 222 B.C. Even Scipio and Sempronius. They saw a few though I didn’t completely destroy Rome I am admired by my attempt to destroy Rome,” said Hannibal. Thank you for coming out of heaven to talk to us. I find you and your Source: Ancient Civilizations: Biographies by Judson Knight conquests very interesting and exciting. I can’t believe you crossed the Alps with elephants! This is Hannibal. To learn more about Hannibal take out Ancient Civilizations: Biographies by Judson Knight in the POBJFK High School Library. Hannibal leading his army through the Alps Sculpture of Hannibal