Hannibal Barca

Hannibal, son of Hamilcar Barca (248–183 or 182 BC), commonly known as Hannibal (in Punic: ḤNBʻL Ḥannibaʻal or Ḥannibaʻl, meaning "Ba'al is/has been gracious" or "Grace of Baal" or perhaps Ḥannobaʻal, with the former meaning, or, finally, ʼDNBʻL ʼAdnibaʻal, meaning "Ba'al is my lord"; in Greek: Ἁννίβας, Hanníbas) was a Carthaginian military commander and tactician who is popularly credited as one of the most talented commanders in history. His father, Hamilcar Barca, was the leading Carthaginian commander during the First Punic War, his younger brothers were Mago and Hasdrubal, and he was brother-in-law to Hasdrubal the Fair. (Source: Wikipedia)