Hasdrubal

American  

[haz-droo-buhl, haz-droo-] / ˈhæz drʊ bəl, hæzˈdru- /

noun

1. died 207 b.c., Carthaginian general (brother of Hannibal).

2. died 221 b.c., Carthaginian general (brother-in-law of Hannibal).

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Hasdrubal British  

/ ˈhæzdrʊbəl /

noun

1. died 207 _bc , Carthaginian general: commanded the Carthaginian army in Spain (218–211); joined his brother Hannibal in Italy and was killed at the Metaurus

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Example Sentences

‘That rogue with the turkey leg in his mouth,’ Antinous continued, ‘that’s Hasdrubal of Carthage. He has a grudge to settle with Rome.’

From Literature

Hasdrubal, son-in-law of the conqueror, was the founder of Cartagena, or New Carthage, the centre of Carthaginian rule in Spain, and the wealthiest city of the Peninsula.

From Project Gutenberg

Much older than Murcia, Cartagena has preserved even fewer monuments of antiquity, though it has not lost the military character first impressed upon it by its founder Hasdrubal.

From Project Gutenberg

In the second act we arrive at the taking of Capua; and in the third, we see Hannibal on the look-out for reinforcements, which never arrive from his brother Hasdrubal.

From Project Gutenberg

His great hope was that though the Carthaginians would not stir, his brothers Hasdrubal and Mago would send him help from Spain.

From Project Gutenberg