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Annibal (Marivaux)

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Annibal

Annibal is a play by French playwright Pierre de Marivaux. It debuted in 16 December 1720. It is a five-act tragedy and was shown at the Comédie-Française Theater. After the success of the famous play Oedipus Voltaire, Marivaux resolved to make a play about the death of the Carthaginian general Hannibal at the hands of the Romans.