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Hannibal

Carthaginian general (247–183/181 BC)
Person human Q36456
Hannibal
Fratelli Alinari · Public Domain · Wikimedia

Facts

33 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[12]
Date of birth
247 BC
Date of death
183 BC
Place of birth
Carthage
Place of death
Gebze
Country of citizenship
Ancient Carthage[10]
Occupation
politician, military leader
Award received
illustrious son[11]
Father
Hamilcar Barca[7]
Spouse
Imilce[8]
Child
Haspar Barca[9]
Sibling
third daughter of Hamilcar Barca, Hasdrubal Barca, Mago, eldest daughter of Hamilcar Barca, middle daughter of Hamilcar Barca
Cause of death
intoxication[16]
Allegiance
Ancient Carthage[22]
Described by source
Sytin Military Encyclopedia, Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947), Pauly–Wissowa, Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon, Dictionary of African Biography, Otto's encyclopedia, The Nuttall Encyclopædia, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947), Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary, Africa: An Encyclopedic Reference, Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37][38]
Different from
Hannibal
Family
Barcids[13]
Family name
Barca[20]
Given name
Hannibal[21]
Manner of death
suicide[25]
Medical condition
one-eyed, epilepsy[23][24]
Military branch
military of ancient Carthage[14]
Military, police or special rank
commander-in-chief[15]
Show all 33 facts +9
On focus list of Wikimedia project
Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
Owner of
Strategos[39]
P14397
7288
P14536
351182
P14541
33lmYI
P14585
37832
P14608
118545655
Participated in conflict
Second Punic War, Barcid conquest of Hispania, Roman–Seleucid War[17][18][19]
Significant place
Carthage
🏷️ Also known as
en Ḥanniba'l en Hanibal en Hannibal the Barcid en Hannibal Barca en Hannibal en Ḥanniba'al en Ḥannibaʿl en Ḥannibaʿal en Hannibal, son of Hamilcar en Hannibal son of Hamilcar en Ḥannobaʿal en Ḥannoba'al en Annibal en Annibale en Annibas en Gannibal ar هنبعل ar حنيبعل ar هانيبعل ar حنبعل برقة
🔖 Identifiers · 115
ISNI
000000012129582X
VIAF cluster ID
1159697577.7B (41.8M–1633159474221.9B, n=6)
Library of Congress authority ID
n50034033
GND ID
118545655
ARAE ID
anibal-247-183-c
Alexander Turnbull Library ID
237318
American Academy in Rome ID
12377829
Arab Encyclopedia concept ID
10313
Arabic Ontology lexical concept ID
151059929
BAnQ authority ID
0000057162
BBC Things ID
40a906a4-a3a1-4a35-8a3f-2a8034f0fbef
BHCL UUID
9f6bbb1b-1aa3-460c-8955-5c1e3f46c3ae
Show all 115 identifiers +103
BIBSYS ID
15005806
BabelNet ID
00042875n
Biblioteca Iglesia Nacional Española en Roma ID
56711
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
11960266k
Biblissima authority ID
Herschel bath
BlackPast.org ID
global-african-history/hannibal-barca-247-b-c-e-183-b-c-e
British Museum person or institution ID
30556
CANTIC ID
981058614762806706
CCAB ID
000070284
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp01050574
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf12075867
Comic Vine ID
4005-12094
DDB person (GND) ID
118545655
De Agostini ID
Annìbale+Barca
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
118545655
EGAXA ID
vtls000557117
ELNET ID
a1144213x
Edition humboldt digital ID
H0011642
Enciclopedia Galega Universal ID
75170
Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) ID
27400
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Hannibal-Carthaginian-general-247-183-BC
Encyclopædia Universalis ID
hannibal-annibal
Encyclopédie berbère article ID
1653
FAST ID
1822775
FID performing arts ID
agent/gnd_118545655
FactGrid item ID
Wikidata item
Freebase ID
/m/03mj7
Golden ID
Hannibal-ZDG4
Goodreads character ID
56514
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID
annibal
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)
0004225
Great Aragonese Encyclopedia ID
993
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
Hannibal_-_karthagisk_feltherre_og_statsmann
Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID (2017)
2344153
Hill Museum & Manuscript Library ID
person/415208593601
Historia Hispánica ID
biografias/3341
IMDb ID
ch0044341
IdRef ID
02759680X
Interlingual Index ID
i95413
IxTheo authority ID
079344070
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
118545655
Kallías ID
PE00637150
Klexikon article ID
Hannibal
Krugosvet article (archived)
istoriya/GANNIBAL.html
LBT person ID
Hanni182
Larousse ID
personnage/wd/123077
Lex ID
Hannibal
Libraries Australia ID
61542262
Libris-URI
fcrtxkhz0844cvz
Lur Encyclopedic Dictionary ID
00342/eu_a_3426/a3426
Museo Galileo authority ID
81261
Museum-digital ID
30004
NDL Authority ID
00620785
NE.se ID
hannibal
NL CR AUT ID
jn20000700666
NLP ID
a0000001187000
NUKAT ID
n01091181
National Historical Museums of Sweden ID
person/785CF389-B463-49A9-B961-39753038771D
National Library of Brazil ID
000599342
National Library of Chile ID
000026997
National Library of Greece ID
55269
National Library of Ireland ID
vtls001093856
National Library of Israel ID (old)
000378315
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007311219805171
National Library of Latvia ID
000138427
National Library of Lithuania ID
LNB:V*294789;=BZ
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810653214405606
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0)
XX832932
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
069914508
Notable Names Database ID
661/000092385
Obálky knih ID
jn20000700666
Online PWN Encyclopedia ID
3909944
Oxford Classical Dictionary ID
2930
PACTOLS thesaurus ID
pcrtloXuvXU1qE
Parsifal cluster ID
48057
Quora topic ID
Hannibal-of-Carthage, Hannibal-Barca
RILM ID
294166
SEARCH on line catalogue ID
51536
SELIBR ID
259709
SNAC ARK ID
w6mh50n0
SVKKL authority ID
0235565-Hannibal-246-pr-Kr183-pr-Kr
Sandrart.net person ID
1271
Spanish Biographical Dictionary ID
9865/anibal
Svenska Institutet i Rom ID
11445
Swedish Open Cultural Heritage URI
LSH/agents/12985
Topic's main category
Category:Hannibal
ToposText person ID
14
Trading Card Database name ID
177279
Treccani ID
annibale
Treccani's Dizionario di Storia ID
annibale-barca
Treccani's Enciclopedia Italiana ID
annibale-barca
Union List of Artist Names ID
500354945
Unione Romana Biblioteche Scientifiche ID
5717, 7586
University of Barcelona authority ID
981058614762806706
University of Barcelona authority ID (former scheme)
a1176985
V&A person ID
N383
Vatican Library VcBA ID
495/30194
Vikidia article ID
es:Aníbal_Barca, fr:Hannibal_Barca
Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija ID
hanibalas
WordNet 3.1 Synset ID
11048192-n
World History Encyclopedia ID
hannibal
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJmpdRWPbM7XPXhtvQRYfq
Yale LUX ID
person/1275b261-2964-4f45-ba33-baf26e973f7e

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🔗 Connections
← Characters 6
Salammbô, Hannibal, Scipio Africanus: The Defeat of Hannibal, Jupiter's Darling, Hannibal – Rome's Worst Nightmare, Barbarians Rising
Described by source 5
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, Pauly–Wissowa, The Nuttall Encyclopædia, Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary
Participated in 4
Second Punic War, Battle of Cannae, Battle of the Trebia, Battle of the Eurymedon
Participated in conflict 3
Second Punic War, Roman–Seleucid War, Barcid conquest of Hispania
Occupation 2
politician, military leader
Sibling 2
Hasdrubal Barca, Mago
Siblings 2
Hasdrubal Barca, Mago
← Different from 2
Hannibal, Hannibal Mago
Allegiance 1
Ancient Carthage
Award received 1
illustrious son
Cause of death 1
intoxication
Country of citizenship 1
Ancient Carthage
Different from 1
Hannibal
Family 1
Barcids
Father 1
Hamilcar Barca
Given name 1
Hannibal
Instance of 1
human
Manner of death 1
suicide
Medical condition 1
one-eyed
Military branch 1
military of ancient Carthage
Military, police or special rank 1
commander-in-chief
Named after 1
Hannibal Directive
On focus list of Wikimedia project 1
Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
Owned entities 1
Surus
Parent of 1
Hamilcar Barca
Place of birth 1
Carthage
Place of death 1
Gebze
Sex or gender 1
male
Spouse 1
Imilce
Spouses 1
Imilce
Teachers 1
Sosylus of Lacedaemon
Topic's main category 1
Category:Hannibal
← Category's main topic 1
Category:Hannibal
← Depicts 1
Capuan bust of Hannibal
← FactGrid item ID 1
architect
← Notable role 1
Camillo Pilotto
← Relative 1
Hasdrubal the Fair
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Summary

Hannibal was born in 247 BC[1] in Carthage[2]. He died in 183 BC[3] in Gebze[4]. He worked as a politician[5] and military leader[6].

Body

Works and Contributions

Things named for Hannibal include Hannibal Directive[40], a military tactics[41], in Israel[42].

Why It Matters

Entities named for Hannibal include Hannibal Directive[40], a military tactics[41], in Israel[42].

FAQs

Where was Hannibal born?

Hannibal's place of birth was Carthage[2].

Where did Hannibal die?

Hannibal died in Gebze[4].

Who were Hannibal's parents?

Hannibal's father was Hamilcar Barca[7].

Who was Hannibal married to?

Hannibal's spouses include Imilce[8].

What did Hannibal do for work?

Hannibal worked as a politician[5] and military leader[6].

What awards did Hannibal receive?

Honors received include illustrious son[11].

Related Entities

Hamilcar Barca Hannibal Hasdrubal Barca Hasdrubal the Fair Mago Salammbô

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . Dictionary of African Biography. wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . Q106468724. wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] ↑ . Dictionary of African Biography. oxfordreference.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . tufas.palma.cat. Retrieved . tufas.palma.cat. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [1] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [3] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . Did all those famous people really have epilepsy?. wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [41] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [42] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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