1. Death at Libyssa

    · Libyssa (near modern Gebze), Kocaeli, Turkey

    Death at Libyssa
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    Hannibal died after Roman pressure on Prusias; accounts report that he took poison while trapped in the castle where he lived. His tomb was recorded at Libyssa. Ancient evidence gives conflicting death years: 183, 182, or 181 BC. Libyssa's exact location is uncertain; coordinate represents the Gebze area.

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