Hasdrubal

[ haz-droo-buhl, haz-droo- ]

noun

1. died 207 b.c., Carthaginian general (brother of Hannibal).
2. died 221 b.c., Carthaginian general (brother-in-law of Hannibal).

Hasdrubal

/ ˈhæzdrʊbəl /

noun

1. Hasdrubal207 bcMCarthaginianMILITARY: general 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

Example Sentences

Annabeth cut down Hasdrubal the Carthaginian, and Jason made the mistake of sheathing his sword.

From Literature

No such brutality stains his name as that perpetrated by Claudius Nero on the vanquished Hasdrubal.

From Project Gutenberg

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

Hasdrubal, the brother of Hannibal, had been harassed in Spain by the two Scipios—Cn.

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