Hannibal the Rhodian
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Hannibal the Rhodian was a Carthaginian sailor in the First Punic War. He commanded a fast quadrime. During the Siege of Lilybaeum he was able to use the speed of his ship and its low draw to go into the shallows and avoid the Roman fleet. He was able to gain valuable intelligence that he reported to the Carthaginian commander, Ad Herbal and to the Carthaginian Senate. He later was forced to run aground by the Roman navy, and his ship was taken over by Roman marines. The Romans took his ship design and used it to construct a navy as capable as the Carthaginians.
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- The Rise of the Roman Empire, by Polybius
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| Ad Herbal • Saint Aurelius • Carthalo • Dido • Hamilcar (Drepanum) • Hamilcar Barca • Hannibal Barca • Hannibal Gisco • Hannibal Monomachus • Hannibal the Rhodian • Hanno the Elder • Hanno the Great • Hanno the Navigator • Hanno, son of Bomilcar • Hasdrubal Barca • Hasdrubal Gisco • Hasdrubal the Fair • Hasdrubal, commander of the service corps • Himilco the Navigator • Mago (agricultural writer) • Mago Barca • Maharbal • Saints Perpetua and Felicitas • Sophonisba |
