Discourses on Livy · Character
Hanno
Carthaginian statesman who opposed Hannibal's war with Rome.
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Also known as Hanno the Carthaginian
First appearance: i
Hanno shows up with force in Chapter XXVII. The page is where that presence becomes real.
The aged Carthaginian senator wisely advised making peace with Rome after Cannae while victory could secure favorable terms.
Hanno first appears in 0004 i.
In Chapter XXVII: The aged Carthaginian senator wisely advised making peace with Rome after Cannae while victory could secure favorable terms.
Later, in On the Strength of Arms vs. Gold: The Carthaginian who asks whether any Roman towns or allies had revolted after Cannae, concluding the war was far from over.
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- Threats to Republican Liberty
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- Closing
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- Chapter XXVII
- On the Strength of Arms vs. Gold
- VI
- XIV
- XXXI
- Of the methods which some have used to make peace impossible
