# Hanno — Discourses on Livy character guide

> Hanno in Discourses on Livy by Niccolò Machiavelli.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Hanno the Carthaginian

**First appearance:** 0004-i

## Who they are

Carthaginian statesman who opposed Hannibal's war with Rome.

## In the story

### [Chapter XXVII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/discourses_on_livy_se/chapters/xxvii)

The aged Carthaginian senator wisely advised making peace with Rome after Cannae while victory could secure favorable terms.

### [On the Strength of Arms vs. Gold](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/discourses_on_livy_se/chapters/xxx)

The Carthaginian who asks whether any Roman towns or allies had revolted after Cannae, concluding the war was far from over.

### [VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/discourses_on_livy_se/chapters/vi)

Mentioned as a Carthaginian who plotted to poison the senate and later armed his partisans, but failed.

### [XIV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/discourses_on_livy_se/chapters/xiv)

The King of India who detected Semiramis's trick with the fake elephants.

### [XXXI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/discourses_on_livy_se/chapters/xxxi)

The Carthaginian who warned his senate not to overestimate their victory after Cannae, recognizing Rome's resilience.

### [Of the methods which some have used to make peace impossible](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/discourses_on_livy_se/chapters/xxxii)

Mentioned as a Carthaginian leader in the context of the mercenary war, though not directly named in the excerpt.

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