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2. National Tom Sawyer Days - Wikipedia

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   [2] [3] The event is held on the banks of the Mississippi river in downtown Hannibal. [4] Mark Twain was raised in Hannibal, Missouri, which provided the setting for his novels about Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn. [5] In 1959 a joint proclamation by the mayor, as well as the governors of Illinois and Missouri, moved the holiday to July 4. [6]

3. Hannibal's crossing of the Alps - Wikipedia

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   Hannibal's crossing of the Alps in 218 BC was one of the major events of the Second Punic War, and one of the most celebrated achievements of any military force in ancient warfare. [ 1 ] Hannibal led his Carthaginian army over the Alps and into Italy to take the war directly to the Roman Republic , bypassing Roman and allied land garrisons, and ...

4. Battle of the Rhône Crossing - Wikipedia

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   The Romans did not believe Hannibal would invade Italy, [47] when they received the news, probably in July, that Hannibal had crossed the Ebro, [48] they probably assumed Hannibal's Catalonia campaign was part of securing Spain by subduing pro-Roman tribes and creating a forward base. [49]

5. Battle of Nola (215 BC) - Wikipedia

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   The Second Battle of Nola was fought in 215 BC between Hannibal's army and a Roman force under Marcus Claudius Marcellus. [1] [2] It was Hannibal's second attempt to seize Nola after a failure the year before. He was again repelled and would make one more, also unsuccessful attempt the next year. For the Romans, it was a crucial success against ...

6. Hannibal's March on Rome - Wikipedia

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   Hannibal's March on Rome occurred in 211 BC during the Second Punic War; the Carthaginian leader Hannibal marched by surprise with his army towards Rome, initially causing great concern among the leaders and citizens of the republic. The raid, however, ended in failure; soon, faced with firm resistance from the Romans, Hannibal left the city to ...

7. NYCC Video: Hannibal’s Mads Mikkelsen and Hugh Dancy ... - AOL

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   Hannibal stars Hugh Dancy and Mads Mikkelsen reunited for a panel at New York Comic Con Sunday to celebrate their gripping, gruesome drama with a large contingent of its very dedicated fans. Given ...