
The Rise of Hannibal
The Ancients
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What Do We Know About Hannibal's Early Years?
Hannibal had a relatively typical carthaginian elite upbringing. He would have been educated in various languages, obviously punic, but probably greek as well. His family also had estates at hadrumentum, to the south of the city, at a considerable distance. And so it's possible that hannibal spent at least some time, not in the city, but on the estates,.
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