Hamilcar Barca

[ huh-mil-kahr bahr-kuh, ham-uhl-kahr ]

noun
  1. c270–228 b.c., Carthaginian general and statesman (father of Hannibal).

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Hamilcar Barca

/ (hæˈmɪlkɑː ˈbɑːkə, ˈhæmɪlˌkɑː) /


noun
  1. died ?228 bc, Carthaginian general; father of Hannibal. He held command (247–41) during the first Punic War and established Carthaginian influence in Spain (237–?228)

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