proper nounˈhanɪb(ə)lˈhænəbəl
A port city in north-eastern Missouri, on the Mississippi River, the boyhood home of Mark Twain; population 17,432 (est. 2008).
proper nounˈhanɪb(ə)lˈhænəbəl
(247–182 BC), Carthaginian general. In the second Punic War he attacked Italy via the Alps, repeatedly defeating the Romans, but failed to take Rome itself.
proper nounˈhænəbəlˈhanəbəl
A port city in northeastern Missouri, on the Mississippi River, the boyhood home of Mark Twain; population 17,432 (est. 2008).
proper nounˈhænəbəlˈhanəbəl
(247–182 BC), Carthaginian general. In the second Punic War he attacked Italy by crossing the Alps. He repeatedly defeated the Romans, although he failed to take Rome itself. After being recalled to Africa he was defeated at Zama by Scipio Africanus in 202.