Historical figure · Pearson Edexcel International GCSE revision on Incandio

Hannibal Barca

Portrait of Hannibal Barca

Supreme Commander of Carthage · General of Carthage · 247–183 BC

The general who crossed the Alps and nearly destroyed Rome — the greatest tactical mind of the ancient world.

Why Hannibal is on Incandio

Incandio is a free revision platform for the Pearson Edexcel International GCSE. Its historical figures are the people a student learns from, questions and — where a specification topic is theirs — defends an idea against. Hannibal Barca can be questioned here in a dramatised, historically grounded portrayal, and the five-chapter life below is written to be read alongside the course.

Explore the life of Hannibal — five chapters

  1. A Son of Carthage — Raised in the shadow of a great rivalry
  2. Crossing the Alps — An impossible march into Italy
  3. The Masterpiece of Cannae — A victory studied for two thousand years
  4. The Tide Turns at Zama — Rome learns, and strikes back
  5. Exile and Enduring Fame — The general who haunted Rome

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