Is he a tragic hero?

>>1726709
Why would he be? He pushed and pushed for a war nobody else wanted, and when he got it he got rekt. Just deserts.

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>>1726709
Yes. Of course.

>Father, Hamlicar, is defeated
>Son, a blood oath over this fire. You must destroy Rome
>Yes father
>ffw
>Leads an army into spain
>Fights through the barbarian scum
>Reaches the alps, crosses, enters Italy
>Rome: HOLY FUCK
>Defeats army after army, barbarian scum joins
>Continues kicking ass
>Carthage: Hannibal, they can't beat you so they're coming for the city
>Hannibal: Fuck. Coming home.
>Gets underwhelming force to face Scipio's full strength
>Is finally defeated.

Tragic hero? Fuck yes.

>>1726823
Too bad that he had already left Italy by the time Rome sent Scipio to Carthage. He was booted out of the boot out due to his strategic failures.

>>1726709
Depends on your point of view

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>ywn live in an alternate timeline when based hannibal won and destroyed the power of rome forever.
>ywn see the evolution of celtic and germanic culture independent of roman influence
>ywn see the hellenistic near east evolve into the heart of global trade
>ywn see buddhists, sophists and celtic druids have civil discussions in alexandria ruled by the sillykids.
>ywn never live in a world where the cancer of abrahamic religion spread.

He should have won.

>>1726889
>druids
>not intolerant religious extremists
Top kek.

>>1726709

That Would imply he was a hero, which he wasn't. He did not fight a noble cause, it was merely a clash of empires

>>1726910
Very violent too.

>surrender to save Carthage
>Romans turn around and destroy Carthage anyway

should've just fought to the death against those traitorous assholes

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>"Let us relieve the Romans from the anxiety they have so long experienced, since they think it tries their patience too much to wait for an old man's death"