|
Find more facts and information on our topic page about
Hamilcar Barca
|
Hamilcar Barca
The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Hamilcar Barca d. 229 or 228 BC, Carthaginian general. He was assigned the command in Sicily in 247 in the First Punic War (see Punic Wars ). From mountain bases near Palermo he made repeated raids on the Romans and relieved the Punic garrison in Lilybaeum. However, the Carthaginians were defeated, and Hamilcar Barca negotiated the terms of the peace that led to Carthage 's withdrawal from Sicily. The Carthaginian mercenaries shortly afterward revolted and besieged Carthage, but Hamilcar defeated them in 238. After that his popularity made him virtual dictator. He then set out (237) to conquer Spain as a new base against Rome and had won considerable territory when he died. Hamilcar was probably the ablest general and statesman that Carthage had before his son Hannibal .
Author not available, HAMILCAR BARCA.,
The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition 2008
Find more facts and information related to the .
The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. Copyright 2008 Columbia University Press
Related newspaper, magazine, and trade journal articles from HighBeam Research
(Including press releases, facts, information, and biographies)
|
Jumbos at a high altitude
; ...in 241 BC after the Romans had driven Hannibal's father, Hamilcar Barca, out of Sicily and forced the Carthaginians to accept an...to revenge this stain on his own and Carthaginian honour, Hamilcar Barca moved his family power base to Spain where he would no longer...
Read more
|
|
Hannibal.(Review)
; ...sources and the secondary literature, Lancel has written the definitive historical biography of Hannibal, eldest son of Hamilcar Barca. Hannibal grew up in Spain. He assumed command of his father's army at age twenty-six and immediately embarked on a daring...
Read more
|
 "The Daily Mail (London, England)")
|
Hannibal's epic letdown; Hannibal (BBC1); Doctor Who (BBC1).
; ...before him: here was a great general but a hopeless politician. As a nine-year-old boy, Hannibal swore an oath to his father, Hamilcar Barca, a Carthaginian general whose army was defeated by the Romans in Sicily in the first Punic War, that he would devote his...
Read more
|
 "Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA)")
|
AS A BLACK MAN, HOW YOU SEE MY PAST DICTATES HOW YOU SEE ME NOW.(Editorial)(Column)
; ...create the attitude that made them inevitable. My life changed completely when I discovered the great Carthaginian general Hamilcar Barca and his son, Hannibal, who is even more famous. Their heroism against Rome inspires me 2,200 years later. Charlie James...
Read more
|
For more facts and information,
see all related premium articles
Related entries from encyclopedias, dictionaries, and thesauruses
|
Hamilcar Barca
Hamilcar Barca Hamilcar Barca (ca. 285-c. 229 B.C.) was a great Carthaginian general and statesman...First Punic War who firmly established Carthaginian rule in Spain. Hamilcar Barca was a daring, intelligent young man. He was appointed commander...
Read more
|
|
Hamilcar Barca
Hamilcar Barca (died c. 229 BC) Carthaginian general and father of HANNIBAL and HASDRUBAL . He commanded the Carthaginian forces in the later part of the first of the PUNIC WARS and negotiated the peace of 241 BC. When the mercenaries in Carthaginian service rebelled, Hamilcar, along with his rival Hanno, ...
Read more
|
|
Hamilcar Barca
Hamilcar Barca (d.228 bc) Carthaginian commander. Initially successful in the first of the Punic Wars , he was defeated in 241...mercenaries in 238 bc, and the following year conquered much of Spain. He was the father of Hannibal and Hasdrubal Barca.
Read more
|
|
Hamilcar
Hamilcar , fl. 480 BC, Carthaginian general. Little...although he was a member of the powerful Barca family. He commanded an army against Gelon...severely defeated him (480 BC) at Himera. Hamilcar was killed in the battle. Author not available, HAMILCAR. , The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition...
Read more
|
|
|
Hannibal Barca
Hannibal Barca Hannibal Barca (247-183 B.C.) was a Carthaginian general and one of the...and cavalry. As a boy of 9, Hannibal begged his father, Hamilcar Barca, to take him on the campaign in Spain, but Hamilcar, before fulfilling this childish wish, made him solemnly...
Read more
|
