Salammbô · Character
Hannibal
Young son of Hamilcar Barca, mentioned briefly.
minor
Also known as little Hannibal
First appearance: vii hamilcar barca
Hannibal shows up with force in XIII: Moloch. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Bites his father's hand in anger, boasts of annihilating the people, and is hidden by Hamilcar in the vault of gems.
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- Secondary Carthaginian Figures
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- Closing
Salammbô’s journey through the desolate, war-ravaged landscape—marked by empty fields, calcined walls, and rui…
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