Hannibal at the Gates (Hannibal ad portas)
Hannibal of Carthage became one of Rome's most feared opponents. The warning Hannibal ad portas came to mean that serious danger was very near.
Grades 5–8. Places and stories.
How it connects
The phrase pairs a famous historical figure with porta, the Latin word for a gate.
Latin words that go with this card: porta, bellum, exercitus, miles.