Quo Fuit places 3 dated presences for Hannibal across 3 places, from 218 BC to 203 BC.
Each one keeps the sentence it was taken from and a link to its source.
Hannibal (247 – between 183 and 181 BC) also referred to as Hannibal the Great was a Carthaginian general and statesman who commanded the forces of Carthage in their battle against the Roman Republic during the Second Punic War.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
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Where Hannibal was documented, and when
November 218 BCmonth
Po Valleyattested“Hannibal's forces moved through the Po Valley and were engaged in the Battle of Ticinus in November 218 BC.”source: Wikipedia: Hannibal
203 BCyear
Italyattested“In 203 BC, after nearly 15 years of fighting in Italy and with the military fortunes of Carthage rapidly declining, Hannibal was recalled to Carthage to direct the defense of his native country against a Roman invasion under Scipio Afric…”source: Wikipedia: Hannibal
203 BCyear
Carthageattested“In 203 BC, after nearly 15 years of fighting in Italy and with the military fortunes of Carthage rapidly declining, Hannibal was recalled to Carthage to direct the defense of his native country against a Roman invasion under Scipio Afric…”source: Wikipedia: Hannibal
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221 BCyear
Iberian Peninsulamentioned“A campaign to Italy was originally planned by Hasdrubal, who was stationed in the Iberian Peninsula for eight years until 221 BC.”source: Wikipedia: Hannibal
221 BCyear
Italymentioned“A campaign to Italy was originally planned by Hasdrubal, who was stationed in the Iberian Peninsula for eight years until 221 BC.”source: Wikipedia: Hannibal
218 BCyear
Rhônementioned“Starting in the spring of 218 BC, he crossed the Pyrenees, and by conciliating the Gaulish chiefs along his passage before the Romans could take any measures to bar his advance, he was able to reach the Rhône by September.”source: Wikipedia: Hannibal
216 BCyear
Battle of Cannaementioned“In the spring of 216 BC Hannibal took the initiative and seized the large supply depot at Cannae in the Apulian plain.”source: Wikipedia: Hannibal
216 BCyear
Apulianmentioned“In the spring of 216 BC Hannibal took the initiative and seized the large supply depot at Cannae in the Apulian plain.”source: Wikipedia: Hannibal
216 BCyear
Sicilymentioned“As Polybius notes, "How much more serious was the defeat of Cannae, than those that preceded it can be seen by the behaviour of Rome's allies; before that fateful day, their loyalty remained unshaken, now it began to waver for the simple…”source: Wikipedia: Hannibal
210 BCyear
Battle of Herdonia (210 BC)mentioned“In 210 BC Hannibal again proved his superiority in tactics by inflicting a severe defeat at the Battle of Herdonia in Apulia upon a proconsular army and, in 208 BC he destroyed a Roman force engaged in the siege of Locri at the Battle of…”source: Wikipedia: Hannibal
207 BCyear
Apuliamentioned“In 207 BC he succeeded in making his way again into Apulia, where he waited to concert measures for a combined march upon Rome with his brother Hasdrubal.”source: Wikipedia: Hannibal
206 BCyear
Iberiamentioned“This Roman cavalry superiority was due to the betrayal of King Masinissa of Numidia, who had earlier assisted Carthage in Iberia but changed sides in 206 BC with the promise of land, and due to his personal conflicts with Syphax, a Carth…”source: Wikipedia: Hannibal
203 BCyear
Liguriamentioned“With the failure of his brother Mago in Liguria (205–203 BC) and of his own negotiations with Phillip, the last hope of recovering his ascendancy in Italy was lost.”source: Wikipedia: Hannibal
July 190 BCmonth
Ephesusmentioned“In July 190 BC Hannibal ordered his fleet to set sail from Seleucia Pieria in order to reinforce the rest of the Seleucid navy at Ephesus.”source: Wikipedia: Hannibal
July 190 BCmonth
Seleucia Pieriamentioned“In July 190 BC Hannibal ordered his fleet to set sail from Seleucia Pieria in order to reinforce the rest of the Seleucid navy at Ephesus.”source: Wikipedia: Hannibal
January 189 BCmonth
Sardismentioned“The truce was signed at Sardes in January 189 BC, whereupon Antiochus agreed to abandon his claims on all lands west of the Taurus Mountains, paid a heavy war indemnity, and promised to hand over Hannibal and other notable enemies of Rom…”source: Wikipedia: Hannibal
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