HANYBAL. Hannibal, 247-182 B.C., was the son of the famous Carthagenian general Hamilcar Barca. He became even more famous than his father. From 218 to 203 B.C. he waged war against Rome, attacking the city again and again. He returned to Carthage in 203 when Scipio Africanus Major attacked that city and was defeated at Zama in 202 B.C. Polybius the historian praises Hannibal as one of the great generals of his time (Polybius, Histories, IX.19, XV.5-19).

The Man of Law compares the weeping at Custance's departure to that at Rome when Hanybal defeated it three times, MLT 290-294. [Affrican]

Hanybal, a spelling variant of Latin Hannibal, appears in final rhyming position, MLT 290.