DOLO ERAT PUGNANDUM, CUM PAR NON ESSET ARMIS: LE RISORSE DI ANNIBALE

Abstract

Dolo erat pugnandum, cum par non esset armis: Hannibal's resources

This article is aiming to study three episodes pertaining to Hannibal's life. The author analyses the meaning of these stories and their value in creating the personality and the skillfulness of Hannibal, here portrayed as a sort of Ulysses-like trickster.