After the War
Hannibal returned home after the war for the first time
in 36 years. He became the Chief Magistrate, responsible for keeping peace
between Rome and Carthage. However, some Romans couldn't stand to see Hannibal
live. They said he did not want to keep peace between Rome and Carthage.
Hannibal was aware of his country's fatigue, and as surprising as this sounds,
he would give into Rome for the sake of avoiding the Third Punic War. Hannibal
fled from Carthage escaping Roman spies for thirteen years. After 13 years,
the Romans tracked Hannibal down and trapped him in his house. Hannibal
knew his time had come; he committed suicide by taking a poison rather than
having the Romans kill him.
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