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Utah reservist and his family hooked on chariot racing.(Round The Reserve)
Citizen Airman
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October 1, 2003|
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Like a scene out of a modern-day version of the movie "Ben-Hur," Clinton Bennett stands in his charoit behind a couple of anxious racing steeds, waiting for the starting gate to let them loose.
For Bennett, chariot racing is as much a hobby as it is a sport. His family has been involved since 1965, first racing Shetland ponies. By the mid-1970s, the family was racing quarter horses.
"This hobby has been a family affair ever since I can remember," said Bennett, a master sergeant and shop chief in the Electrical and Environmental Division of the 419th Fighter ...
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Ask Calliope.(Column)
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; ...full moon as the shape of a rabbit. [?] Who was Hamilcar Barca? Was he related to the Hannibal who fought Rome? --Maia, 10, Web post [!] Hamilcar Barca was a highly distinguished general in Africa's city...
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CLASH OF THE GENERALS.(Second Punic War )(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: Calliope
; ...the other lay in ruins. Hannibal Barca was born in 247 B.C., the eldest...of the famed Carthaginian general Hamilcar Barca. The Barcids were one of the most...defeat in the First Punic War, Hamilcar reportedly made his son Hannibal...
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Jumbos at a high altitude
Magazine article from: The Spectator
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Elephant man.
Newspaper article from: The Daily Mail (London, England)
; ...Carthaginian commander in Sicily, Hamilcar - nicknamed 'Barca', or 'Lightning' - was determined...the sacrifice had been made, Hamilcar asked the boy if he wished to...well. Hannibal eagerly nodded. Hamilcar then ordered his son to lay his...
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Boulevard plan for city 'could lead to a landmark unrivalled in Wales' pounds 28m scheme would give area feel of Barcelona's Las Ramblas.(News)
Newspaper article from: Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales)
; ...area). Founded by Legend has it Hercules built the city, then it was rebuilt by Carthaginian Hannibal's father Hamilcar Barca. It was named Barcino by the Romans in 15BC. Famous for Las Ramblas, the wavy brickwork of architect Antoni Gaudi...
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CARTHAGE AND ROME: Two Powers on the Rise.(war for Sicily between the ancient cities of Rome and Carthage)
Magazine article from: Calliope
; ...the west coast of Sicily. The Carthaginians lost this decisive battle. They authorized their commander in chief, Hamilcar Barca (father of Hannibal), to discuss surrender terms with the Roman commander. The terms of the treaty required Carthage...
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AS A BLACK MAN, HOW YOU SEE MY PAST DICTATES HOW YOU SEE ME NOW.(Editorial)(Column)
Newspaper article from: Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA)
; ...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...
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Hannibal's epic letdown; Hannibal (BBC1); Doctor Who (BBC1).
Newspaper article from: The Daily Mail (London, England)
; ...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...
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