Meaning:
　　Hannibal was one of the three warrior sons of Hamilcar, the greatest Carthaginian hero in the first Punic war. When Hannibal was nine, his father took him to the temple of Baal-Haman, made him swear before God to hate Rome for as long as he lived. He took command of the army since he was eleven. When the war broke out, Hannibal did not wait for the Roman army, but led his 50,000-people army invaded Italy and put Rome on the defensive. They reached the foot of the Alps and began the ascent in early September. But they spent 17 miserable days. The armies were ambushed by mountain tribes, their elephants – those are what the armies ride – struggled to get up and keep walking. The soldiers were cold and hunger.

　　Importance:
　　Carthaginian hero made his little son swear to hate Rome forever, and this little son named Hannibal never forgot. He joined the army at an early age, and became the army general when the war broke out. Hannibal led his 50,000-people army to Alps, and began the ascent. They had a suffering time on the mountain. Those are caused by many reasons, such as their transfer, the time they got there, the unfriendly of the mountain tribes. Anyway, he is a great hero. Hannibal did a great job in the war with Rome.

　　Opinion:
　　There is a saying in China, it means: “If the father is a tiger, the son should not be a cat”. This is what I thought when I knew Hannibal’s father is also a great hero. Heroic father had warrior son. This son did a great job. Hannibal’s life had close contact with his father. When he was 9, his father told him to swear to hate Rome and fight with Rome. When he was 11, Hannibal joined the army, if there is no Hamilcar, maybe he won’t join the army so early. For his career of army general, Hannibal thought a lot. He decided to attack Rome indirectly. He used strong elephants as the armies’ transport. Elephants had a lot advantages in war. Such as thick-skinned, great power, long sharp teeth... but the obvious shortcoming is elephants move slowly. That is the weak point when the armies were ambushed by mountain tribes. During September in Alps, although it just came to autumn, it is still really cold in the high altitude area. It should also difficult for the armies to find enough food. There are not enough plants or animals in high altitude area. Just as Polybius said: "Their suffering was so terrible,” But believe Hannibal, he is a great hero, no matter how many frustrations he met, he would finally success.

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