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The Rise of Hannibal

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The Legend of Hannibal

In the late spring of two 18 b c, hannibal and his army set off from southern spain to guard spain. He left his brother, confusingly, also called hastribal, with a sizable force. With that he headed north towards the river ebro and the edge of carthaginian territory. We aren't given a great deal of detail and the sources, but we are told there's fierce fighting here. And so he really takes some time to be very careful.

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