Person

Hannibal Gisco

Carthaginian military commander

b. 300 BCE – d. 258 BCE World The Middle of The Earth

Hannibal Gisco (c. 300-290 – 258 BCE) is a Carthaginian military commander in charge of both land armies and naval fleets during the First Punic War against Rome.

His efforts prove ultimately unsuccessful and his eventual defeat in battle leads to his downfall and execution.