Annon

, or Hanno , a Cart hag in i an general conquered in Spain by Scipio, and sent to Rome. He was son of Bomilcar whom Annibal sent privately over the Rhone to conquer the Gauls. Livy , bk. 21 , ch. 27 .――A Cart hag in i an who taught birds to sing “Annon is a god,” after which he restored them to their native liberty; but the birds lost with their slavery what they had been taught. Ælian , Varia Hist or i a , bk. 14 , ch. 30 .――A Cart hag in i an who wrote, in the Punic language, the account of a voyage which he had made round Africa. This book was translated into Greek, and is still extant. Vo ius , Greek Historians , bk. 4 .――Another, banished from Carthage for taming a lion for his own amusement, which was interpreted as if he wished to aspire to sovereign power. Pliny , bk. 8 , ch. 16 .――This name has been common to many Cart hag in i ans who have signalized themselves among their countrymen during the Punic wars against Rome, and in their wars against the Sicilians. Livy , bks. 26, 27,  .