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Of course he had Phoenician ancestry. Carthage was a colony of the Phoenicians that only became independent when Phoenicia was conquered.

Okay. I thought I'd read something significant (suggesting a likelihood of having identifiable ethnicity).

Yup the episode just aired and he was portrayed by a somewhat Mediterranean looking white male. The guys representing him were some Anglo types, I was hooping for some Lebanese Hannibal historians.

Now interestingly enough in the Deadliest Warrior video game Hannibal is portrayed as black.

well, quite a couple of times I've heard black people say "they say he was black" or "Hannibal was black", though he had straight hair (apart from I think on one coin).

I've noticed a pattern where Africa's unlikeliest black individuals are more easily / casually presented as black: Cleopatra the Macedonian, of all ancient Egyptians (not that I haven't heard that story about her sister, though it wouldn't be surprising IMO).