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title: Hannibal's Major Battles in Italy
author: Frank Martini
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5175/hannibals-major-battles-in-italy/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Hannibal's Major Battles in Italy

_Authored by Frank Martini_

## Image File

[![Hannibal's Major Battles in Italy](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/5175.gif)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/5175.gif)

## Image Caption

A map showing the location of three of the most important battles won by Carthaginian general [Hannibal](https://www.worldhistory.org/hannibal/) against [Rome](https://www.worldhistory.org/Rome/) during the [Second Punic War](https://www.worldhistory.org/Second_Punic_War/) between 218 and 201 BCE. Lake Trasimene in June 217 BCE, Trebia River in December 218 BCE, and Cannae in August 216 BCE. (The Department of History, United States Military Academy)

## Cite This Work

### APA
Martini, F. (2016, May 26). Hannibal's Major Battles in Italy. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5175/hannibals-major-battles-in-italy/>
### Chicago
Martini, Frank. "Hannibal's Major Battles in Italy." *World History Encyclopedia*, May 26, 2016. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5175/hannibals-major-battles-in-italy/>.
### MLA
Martini, Frank. "Hannibal's Major Battles in Italy." *World History Encyclopedia*, 26 May 2016, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5175/hannibals-major-battles-in-italy/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Second_Punic_War_Battles.gif) by [**Frank Martini**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Second_Punic_War_Battles.gif). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 26 May 2016. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon a work even for commercial reasons, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.