Perhaps 6,000 cavalry for Hannibal met a mixed force of roughly 10,000 cavalry and infantry under the Roman consul Publius Cornelius Scipio near the Ticino River in late November 218.

In order to defeat Hannibal, Publius Cornelius Scipio shifted his focus to North Africa, setting up an attack on Carthaginian land to draw Hannibal back to defend his homeland.

Scipio has not only learned Hannibal’s art, but has borrowed his instrument — superiority of cavalry. VII A few weeks later — in the city of Carthage.

The great duel between Hannibal and Scipio was finally resolved near a town with the stirring name of Zama, near the border between today’s Algeria and Tunisia.

The miniseries will tell the story of the great generals Hannibal Barca and his arch-rival Scipio Africanus as they went head-to-head in the Second Punic War, begin in Carthage in 264 BC and ...

Halle Berry is set to executive produce Hannibal (working title), a miniseries about the great generals in antiquity — Hannibal Barca and his archrival Scipio Africanus — who went head-to-head ...

The historian says that Hannibal's defeat came about because -- after 13 years of believing Rome's allies would dessert the oppressor and rally to his cause -- he failed to recognize the personal ...

The next major Total War: Rome 2 expansion is 'Hannibal at the Gates' and will introduce new playable factions, a new campaign map, new units, and more, as players can begin reenacting the great ...

History announced on Monday (December 2) that it is developing a new scripted miniseries titled "Hannibal," to be executive produced by Halle Berry.

History Channel is developing a Hannibal miniseries with Halle Berry. The series, a co-production by A+E Studios and Red Arrow Entertainment, “will tell the story of the greatest generals in ...