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Hannibal

183 BC - 183 BC

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Hannibal (; Punic: 𐤇𐤍𐤁𐤏𐤋, romanized: Ḥannībaʿl; 247 – between 183 and 181 BC) was a Carthaginian general and statesman who commanded the forces of Carthage in their battle against the Roman Republic during the Second Punic War. Hannibal's father, Hamilcar Barca, was a leading Carthaginian general during the First Punic War. His younger brothers were Mago and Hasdrubal; his brother-in-law was Hasdrubal the Fair, who commanded other Carthaginian armies. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Hannibal has received more than 12,530,539 page views. His biography is available in 112 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 110 in 2019). Hannibal is the 58th most popular politician (down from 21st in 2019), the most popular biography from Tunisia and the most popular Tunisian Politician.

Hannibal is most famous for leading an army of Carthaginian soldiers across the Alps in 218 BC and defeating the Roman army.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Hannibal ranks 58 out of 19,576. Before him are Akhenaten, William IV of the United Kingdom, Peter the Great, James K. Polk, Sargon of Akkad, and Muammar Gaddafi. After him are Joe Biden, Marcus Aurelius, Queen Victoria, Franklin Pierce, Frederick the Great, and Richard I of England.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 183 BC, Hannibal ranks 1. After him is Quintus Servilius Caepio. Among people deceased in 183 BC, Hannibal ranks 1. After him are Scipio Africanus, Philopoemen, Lucius Cornelius Scipio Asiaticus, Publius Licinius Crassus Dives, and Agesipolis III.

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In Tunisia

Among people born in Tunisia, Hannibal ranks 1 out of 210. After him are Ibn Khaldun (1332), Claudia Cardinale (1938), Tertullian (155), Terence (-185), Cyprian (200), Habib Bourguiba (1903), Zine El Abidine Ben Ali (1936), Gordian II (190), Hamilcar Barca (-275), Masinissa (-238), and Mago Barca (-243).

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Among POLITICIANS In Tunisia

Among politicians born in Tunisia, Hannibal ranks 1. After him are Habib Bourguiba (1903), Zine El Abidine Ben Ali (1936), Gordian II (190), Masinissa (-238), Mago Barca (-243), Clodius Albinus (150), Beji Caid Essebsi (1926), Aemilianus (207), Sophonisba (-300), Gunthamund (450), and Al-Mu'izz li-Din Allah (931).

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