![Carthaginian general Hannibal Barca enters an Italian village following a victory over the Romans in a contemporary painting by Peter Connolly. Hannibal invaded the Italian peninsula in 218 bc to keep the war away from Carthage and put the burden of sustaining the fight on his enemy’s lands.](https://warfarehistorynetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/M-Trasimene-LEAD-4C-Jan13-1-e1660336991283-760x428.jpg)
January 2014
Military Heritage
Hannibal’s Cunning Ambush
By Chuck LyonsWhen still a young boy, Hannibal once came upon his father, the Carthaginian general Hamilcar Barca, who at the time was preparing to go to Iberia where Carthage was campaigning to expand its power. Read more