swords
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There's always been debate concerning Hannibal(The third century B.C General), and his racial background. Of course he was in the service of the Carthaginians, and was a resident from the city of Carthage(located in northern Africa), which leads one to believe he was Semitic, or Arabic. His army didn't have soldiers in the sense, like the Roman Legions of Rome, but were recruited as mercenaries.
Within this army, a variety of different ethnic groups were under Hannibal's command: Spanish, Semitic, Greek, and African warriors. Perhaps Hannibal wasn't born a Semitic, because Phoenicia(the name of this northern African/Middle Eastern/empire, controlled by Carthage)had a variety of different races in it's boundaries.
I believe there is a possibility Hannibal may have been African. Agree, or do you believe Hannibal was born under a different ethnic origin from the one I just mentioned? (feel free to correct any mistakes I surely made. This is just all from the top of my head(from history books and so forth), so there may be errors)
Within this army, a variety of different ethnic groups were under Hannibal's command: Spanish, Semitic, Greek, and African warriors. Perhaps Hannibal wasn't born a Semitic, because Phoenicia(the name of this northern African/Middle Eastern/empire, controlled by Carthage)had a variety of different races in it's boundaries.
I believe there is a possibility Hannibal may have been African. Agree, or do you believe Hannibal was born under a different ethnic origin from the one I just mentioned? (feel free to correct any mistakes I surely made. This is just all from the top of my head(from history books and so forth), so there may be errors)