Life of Hannibal
Nepos, Hannibal
Rome's greatest enemy, from the oath at the altar to Cannae, Zama and exile. 13 sections, 122 sentences, each with an English translation.
Read it with every word glossed and parsed, and keep your place.
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- Chapter 1Rome's greatest enemyHannibal, Hamilcaris fīlius, Karthāginiēnsis.
- Chapter 2The oath at the altarNam ut omittam Philippum, quem absēns hostem reddidit Rōmānīs, omnium iīs…
- Chapter 3Command in Spain and the crossing of the AlpsHāc igitur quā dīximus aetāte cum patre in Hispāniam profectus est, cuius post…
- Chapter 4Victories in ItalyCōnflīxerat apud Rhodanum cum P. Cornēliō Scīpiōne cōnsule eumque pepulerat.
- Chapter 5Fabius, Minucius and the burning oxenHāc pugnā pugnātā Rōmam profectus nūllō resistente in propinquīs urbī montibus…
- Chapter 6Recalled to Africa: ZamaHinc invictus patriam dēfēnsum revocātus bellum gessit adversus P. Scīpiōnem,…
- Chapter 7Chief magistrate at Carthage, then flightCum in apparandō ācerrimē esset occupātus, Karthāginiēnsēs bellum cum Rōmānīs…
- Chapter 8With AntiochusAt Hannibal annō quārtō, postquam domō profūgerat, L. Cornēliō Q. Minuciō…
- Chapter 9The trick with the jars at GortynAntiochō fugātō verēns nē dēderētur, quod sine dubiō accidisset, sī suī…
- Chapter 10With Prusias: the snakesSīc cōnservātīs suīs rēbus omnibus Poenus illūsīs Crētēnsibus ad Prūsiam in…
- Chapter 11A sea battle won by a trickTālī cohortātiōne mīlitum factā classis ab utrīsque in proelium dēdūcitur.
- Chapter 12Trapped in BithyniaQuae dum in Asiā geruntur, accidit cāsū ut lēgātī Prūsiae Rōmae apud T.…
- Chapter 13His death, his books, his historiansSīc vir fortissimus, multīs variīsque perfūnctus labōribus, annō acquiēvit…
Nepos, Hannibal. Latin text: A. Fleckeisen (Teubner, 1886), public domain; digital text from the Perseus Digital Library, CC BY-SA. Word analysis: LatinCy, then every word checked and corrected by hand. Vocabulary: F. Ritchie (1903, public domain) and entries written for this app. English translation, notes and grammar hints: written for this app.