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<p> The name of several distinguished Carthaginian generals, of whom the most noted were, the son of [[Hamilcar Barca]] ( <i> q. v </i> .) and brother of [[Hannibal]] ( <i> q. v </i> .); he played a prominent part in the Second Punic War, conquered Cn. Scipio in | Hasdrubal <ref name="term_74443" /> | ||
==References == | <p> The name of several distinguished Carthaginian generals, of whom the most noted were, the son of [[Hamilcar Barca]] ( <i> q. v </i> .) and brother of [[Hannibal]] ( <i> q. v </i> .); he played a prominent part in the Second Punic War, conquered Cn. Scipio in Spain (212 B.C.), and subsequently commanded the Carthaginian army in Italy; he fell at the battle of the Metaurus in 207 B.C.: the brother-in-law of Hamilcar Barca, whom he succeeded in 228 B.C. as administrator of the new empire in the Iberian peninsula; he pushed the western frontiers back to the Tagus, and by his strong yet conciliatory government firmly established the Carthaginian power; he was assassinated in 221 B.C. </p> | ||
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<ref name="term_74443"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/hasdrubal Hasdrubal from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | <ref name="term_74443"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/hasdrubal Hasdrubal from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 17:29, 15 October 2021
Hasdrubal [1]
The name of several distinguished Carthaginian generals, of whom the most noted were, the son of Hamilcar Barca ( q. v .) and brother of Hannibal ( q. v .); he played a prominent part in the Second Punic War, conquered Cn. Scipio in Spain (212 B.C.), and subsequently commanded the Carthaginian army in Italy; he fell at the battle of the Metaurus in 207 B.C.: the brother-in-law of Hamilcar Barca, whom he succeeded in 228 B.C. as administrator of the new empire in the Iberian peninsula; he pushed the western frontiers back to the Tagus, and by his strong yet conciliatory government firmly established the Carthaginian power; he was assassinated in 221 B.C.
