Timeline of Hannibal

247 BC Hannibal is born. 238 BC Swears to always hate Romans with his father. 221 BC Command in Spain Hasdrubal (Hamilcar Barca's son-in-law) - is assassinated & Hannibal, the youngest son of Hamilcar Barca is elected by the troops to lead them. 218-201 BC Second Punic War 216 BC Hannibal defeats Roman consuls at Cannae; Paulus and 50,000 Romans killed. 209 BC Battle of Canusium 201 BC War against Hannibal ends. 195 BC Hannibal exiled 185 BC Hannibal finds final hiding place. 182 BC Hannibal kills himself.