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Libyssa (Ancient Greek: Λίβυσσα) or Libysa (Λίβισσα), [1] was a town on the north coast of the Sinus Astacenus in ancient Bithynia, on the road from Nicaea to Chalcedon. It was celebrated in antiquity as the place containing the tomb of the Carthaginian general Hannibal.
Hannibal (born 247 bce, North Africa—died c. 183–181 bce, Libyssa, Bithynia [near Gebze, Turkey]) was a Carthaginian general, one of the great military leaders of antiquity, who commanded the Carthaginian forces against Rome in the Second Punic War (218–201 bce) and who continued to oppose Rome and its satellites until his death.
Libyssa (Ancient Greek: Λίβυσσα) or Libysa (Λίβισσα), [1] was a town on the north coast of the Sinus Astacenus in ancient Bithynia, on the road from Nicaea to Chalcedon. It was celebrated in antiquity as the place containing the tomb of the Carthaginian general Hannibal.
Jul 31, 2019 · #1. It is said that the Roman emperor Septimius Severus, himself a descendent of Phoenician colonists in North Africa, adorned Hannibal's tomb with fine marble and erected a monument. His monument was in Libyssa where he died. From Livius.org: The place where this happened, Libyssa, was venerated by later generations.
Gebze (Turkish pronunciation:), formerly known as Libyssa, is a municipality and district of Kocaeli Province, Turkey. [2] Its area is 418 km 2, [3] and its population is 407,019 (2022). [1] It is situated 65 km (30 mi) southeast of Istanbul, on the Gulf of Izmit, the eastern arm of the Sea of Marmara.
May 1, 2013 · LIBYSSA (Λιβυσσα or Λίβισσα, Ptol. 5.1.13: Eth. Λιβυσσαῖος), a town on the north coast of the Sinus Atacenus in Bithynia, on the road from Nicaea to Chalcedon. It was celebrated in antiquity as the place containing the tomb of the great Hannibal.
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Nov 17, 2019 · At his own request, Hannibal was buried in Libyssa in Bithynia. He specifically asked not to be buried in Rome because of how his supporter, Scipio, was treated by the Roman Senate.
Hannibal, (born 247 bc, North Africa—died c. 183–181 bc, Libyssa, Bithynia), Carthaginian general, one of the great military leaders of antiquity. Taken to Spain by his father, the Carthaginian general Hamilcar Barca (d. 229/228 bc), he was sworn to eternal enmity with Rome.
Lĭbyssus, a, um, de Libye, Africain : Catul. 7, 3 ; Sil. 8, 206 ; Libyssa ficus Col. Rust. 10, 418, sorte de figue [d’Afrique] || Libyssa, surnom de Cérès : P ...
