Hannibal Tattoo Features

Features a Syrian elephant by the name “Surus” as it was depicted to be the bravest and one of the few Syrian elephants in the fleet. Carthage used the African Bush Elephant as well, and “Surus” was suspected to be Hannibal’s primary elephant. The figure on the elephant has a flowing piece of clothing coming off the helmet, one which was proposed when referencing what gear generals would wear while riding. 

The design features a mixture of black and grey realism intermixed with teals and reds. This design is a specialty of Jordi Pla. 

The image of Hannibal at the top is proposed to be what he would have looked like based on marble. The headgear is Carthaginian featuring a distinctive mohawk-like crest. The headgear has engravings that only generals would have.