Characters from The Ghosts of Cannae: Hannibal and the Darkest Hour of the Roman Republic

Character Descriptions

This section provides a short description of all the major characters in the book. This can be printed out as a study guide for students, used as a "key" for leading a class discussion, or you can jump to the quiz/homework section to find worksheets that incorporate these descriptions into a variety of question formats.

Characters

Hannibal - This person was a brilliant tactician who spent his first nine years of his life in Carthage before he went to Spain with his father.

Titus Livius - This person, born in 59 B.C., began writing at the age of 30 when Augustus Caesar was emperor of Rome and ended up writing 142 books, though only 32 survived.

Scipio Africanus - This person was a commander who led men into Africa where the men attained revenge on those who banished them.

Hamicar Barca - This person established a family empire in...
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