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Hamilcar Barca

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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A Carthaginian general and one of the greatest, the father of Hannibal, commanded in Sicily, and held his ground there against the Romans for six years; concluded a peace with them and ended the First Punic War; invaded Spain with a view to invade Italy by the Alps, and after gaining a footing there fell in battle; had his son with him, a boy of nine, and made him swear upon the altar before he died eternal enmity to Rome; d . 229 B.C.

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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Hamilcar Barca'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​h/hamilcar-barca.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
 
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