The Leadership of Hannibal (of Carthage)

[Answers123]

The leadership of HANNIBAL (of carthage)

Would anyone have a few bullet points for the following questions?

What type of leader was he?
What influenced his leadership style?
Good examples of his leadership?
What one has learnt from his leadership style?

Many thanks for all your help!

[woofgang]

umm he was such a great leader because as a child he did his own homework......

[jno]

like a good military leader, he led from the front; and he had the courage and hardihood to do the unexpected, which was lead elephants across the Alps, invade Rome from the north, and give them a severe fright before they finally got their act together.

As for what influenced his style, ah, you may have to look that one up for yourself.

[Mosaic]

We just lurv the US high school history syllabus.
Look, anything we think we know about Hannibal is a secondary or third-hand source that was written with an agenda.
In earlier writings he was portrayed as evil and untrustworthy, and in later writings he is a 'noble savage'. This simply reflects changes in Roman intellectual fashion.
Any evidence about him as a person was destroyed along with his language, culture and homeland. The Romans did this to destroy Carthage as a rival economic force in the mediterranean.
The only certainty is that to have organised the near-successful campaign against Rome using a difficult land route, he must have been a terrific military leader.

[dundurn]

In determining what influenced his leadership style it would probably be a good idea to look up his father Hamilcar Barca as well.

[Answers123]

Many thanks for the info, it is very helpful!

[dance2trance]

There is a nice account in the 'War with Hannibal' by Livy.