Hanno I the Great[1] (Punic: 𐤇𐤍𐤀, ḤNʾ)[2] was a Carthaginian politician and military leader of the 4th century BC.
[6][7] In 367, Hanno the Great commanded a fleet of 200 ships which won a decisive naval victory over the Greeks of Sicily.
His victory effectively blocked the plans of Dionysius I of Syracuse to attack Lilybaeum, a city in western Sicily allied to Carthage.
After distributing food to the populace, the time for a show of force came and he utilized for that purpose the native slaves and a Berber chieftain.
Although not a military threat to Carthage[clarification needed], Hanno was captured, found to be a traitor, and tortured to death.