Hanno the Great

Who is Hanno the Great?

There were three leaders of ancient Carthage who were known as Hanno the Great, according to two historians. These figures they call for convenience: Hanno I the Great, Hanno II the Great, and Hanno III the Great. According to another historian, there were three ancients of Carthage called Hanno "given the same nickname", that is the Great, but he conjectures that it was a family nickname or a term not well understood by the ancient Greek or Roman writers. Warmington discusses only two of them, but he does not use the "I" or "II". Another historian mentions only one Hanno the Great, namely Hanno "I" the Great. The one already referred to here as "Hanno II the Great" he discusses but calls him simply "Hanno". Of course, it is an anomaly for multiple people to be called Hanno the Great. In all, there were many historical figures named Hanno in ancient Carthage.