| A | B |
|---|
| 218-201 BC | Timespan of the war |
| Hannibal | Carthaginian leader of the war |
| Hasdrubal | Younger brother of Hannibal |
| Triumph | Roman victory celebration |
| Saguntum | Roman ally in Spain |
| Fabius | Dictator who used Fabian tactics |
| Zama | Decisive Roman victory |
| Cannae | Battle of annihilation |
| Thirty-seven | Hannibal's elephant total |
| Gisgo | Worried Carthaginian at Cannae |
| Rhone River | Crossed by Hannibal's army |
| sixteen days | time it took to cross Alps |
| Archimedes | Brilliant mind of Syracuse |
| The "Crow" | Archimedes' weapon of war |
| Surus | Hannibal's surviving Asian elephant |
| 70,000 | Roman casualties at Cannae |
| Insect bite | How Hannibal lost an eye |
| 215 BC | When Syracuse broke alliance with Rome |
| 202 BC | Year of Battle of Zama |
| 216 BC | Year of Battle of Cannae |
| Spain (Iberia) | Lost to Romans after the war |
| 240-237 BC | Time span of the Mercenary War |
| Mamertines | Mercenary fighters from Italy |
| Mercenary | Hired soldier |
