Hamilcar Barca
Americannoun
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
We are beginning to tread upon firmer historic ground when Hamilcar Barca landed at Cadiz in 237 B.C., after a series of victories in Africa, and subdued Andalusia.
From The Story of Seville by Hartley, C. Gasquoine (Catherine Gasquoine)
In 247 a new Carthaginian general, Hamilcar Barca, took command in Sicily and infused new life into the Carthaginian forces.
From A History of Rome to 565 A. D. by Boak, Arthur Edward Romilly
Hasdrubal was murdered in 221; and the son of Hamilcar Barca, Hannibal, who was then only twenty-eight years old, was chosen by the army to be their general.
From Outline of Universal History by Fisher, George Park
During the latter half of the war, the military genius of Hamilcar Barca sustains the Carthaginian cause in Sicily.
From The Fifteen Decisive Battles of the World: from Marathon to Waterloo by Creasy, Edward Shepherd, Sir
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