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Hamilcar Barca

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

noun

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


Hamilcar Barca

/ hæˈmɪlkɑː ˈbɑːkə; ˈhæmɪlˌkɑː /

noun

  1. Hamilcar Barca?228 bcMCarthaginianMILITARY: general 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)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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On land they did not trust the one really great general whom 33 they had—Hamilcar Barca.

This was the celebrated Hamilcar Barca, the father of the still more celebrated Hannibal.

Hamilcar Barca and Hasdrubal, his son-in-law, conquer a great part of Spain.

The second son of Hamilcar Barca, and younger brother of Hannibal.

After a sanguinary and desperate struggle, Hamilcar Barca crushes them.

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