Born in 247 BC in North Africa’s thriving city of Carthage, Hannibal Barca emerged from a lineage famed for valor and ambition. His father, Hamilcar Barca, was a renowned Carthaginian general whose fierce resistance against Rome during the First Punic War left a deep impression on young Hannibal. From childhood, Hannibal was immersed in the art of warfare, strategy, and leadership, accompanying his father on military campaigns and witnessing firsthand the sacrifices and triumphs of war. Driven by a sworn oath to his father to remain an eternal enemy of Rome, Hannibal’s early experiences forged an unbreakable resolve that would later shake the Roman Republic to its core.