Hannibal, son of Hamilcar Barca, (247 BC – ca. 183 BC) was a Carthaginian military commander and tactician, later also working in other professions, who is universally ranked as one of the greatest military commanders and tacticians in history.

Tunisia (1993) 5 Dinars (front) - Hannibal

Military historian Theodore Ayrault Dodge once famously called Hannibal the "father of strategy", because his greatest enemy, Rome, came to adopt elements of his military tactics in its own strategic arsenal. This praise has earned him a strong reputation in the modern world and he was regarded as a "gifted strategist" by men like Napoleon Bonaparte and the Duke of Wellington. His life has been the basis for a number of films and documentaries. He has been attributed with the famous quotation, "We will either find a way, or make one".

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