Hamilcar Barca
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noun
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When Hannibal was only a boy of nine, his father, Hamilcar Barca, a general in Carthage’s army, made him swear that he would always hate Rome and seek to destroy it.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2012
Hamilcar Barca, in Sicily, 74; conquers mercenaries, 75; in Spain, 78.
From A History of Rome to 565 A. D. by Boak, Arthur Edward Romilly
Barcino, the ancient name of the city, is usually connected with that of the Carthaginian Hamilcar Barca, its traditional founder in the 3rd century B.C.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3 "Banks" to "Bassoon" by Various
Hasdrubal, son-in-law of Hamilcar Barca, in Spain, 78; treaty with Rome, 79.
From A History of Rome to 565 A. D. by Boak, Arthur Edward Romilly
Hamilcar Barca and Hasdrubal, his son-in-law, conquer a great part of Spain.
From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 02 (From the Rise of Greece to the Christian Era) by Horne, Charles F. (Charles Francis)
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