| 词汇 | hannibal |
| 词源 | Hannibal. For any great general. Hannibal (247–182? b.c.) was the greatest adversary the Romans ever fought and his crossing of the Alps with elephants is one of the remarkable feats of military history. After his fighting days were over he be- came Carthage’s chief minister of state. Later, when he discov- ered he was about to be delivered to the Romans, he poisoned himself. See barcelona. |
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