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(Encyclopedia) Barca, surname, probably meaning lightning, given members of a powerful Carthaginian family: see Hamilcar Barca; Hannibal; Hasdrubal.Hanno, Carthaginian statesman
(Encyclopedia) Hanno, fl. 250–200 b.c., Carthaginian statesman, leader of the conservative land-owning party and consistent opponent of the Barca family. His refusal to pay the mercenaries of…Hamilcar Barca
(Encyclopedia) Hamilcar Barca, d. 229 or 228 b.c., Carthaginian general. He was assigned the command in Sicily in 247 in the First Punic War (see Punic Wars). From mountain bases near Palermo he made…Hasdrubal d. 207 b.c., Carthaginian general
(Encyclopedia) Hasdrubal, d. 207 b.c., Carthaginian general; son of Hamilcar Barca. During the Second Punic War (see Punic Wars), his brother Hannibal, on leaving for Italy, made Hasdrubal commander…Hannibal, Carthaginian general
(Encyclopedia) HannibalHannibalhănˈəbəl [key], b. 247 b.c., d. 183 or 182 b.c. Carthaginian general, an implacable and formidable enemy of Rome. Although knowledge of him is based primarily on the…Punic Wars
(Encyclopedia) Punic Wars, three distinct conflicts between Carthage and Rome. When they began, Rome had nearly completed the conquest of Italy, while Carthage controlled NW Africa and the islands…Hannibal (Film)
Director: Ridley Scott Writers: David Mamet, Steven Zaillian MGM and Universal; R; 131 minutes Release: 2/01 Cast: Anthony Hopkins, Julianne Moore, Gary Oldman Hannibal…Cannae
(Encyclopedia) CannaeCannaekănˈē [key], ancient village, Apulia, SE Italy, scene in 216 b.c. of Hannibal's crushing defeat of the Romans. Hannibal's troops assumed a crescent-shaped formation to meet…Hannibal, city, United States
(Encyclopedia) Hannibal, city (2020 pop. 17,108), Marion and Ralls counties, NE Mo., on the Mississippi River; inc. 1845. It is a river port and…Scipio Africanus Major
(Encyclopedia) Scipio Africanus Major (Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus)Scipio Africanus Majorsĭpˈēō [key]Scipio Africanus Majorăfrĭkāˈnəs [key], 236–183 b.c., Roman general, the conqueror of…Trending
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