Hamilcar, from the punic hmlqrt, means follower or servant of melqart, the phoenicianpunic god whilst barca is thought to derive from the punic word barqa, meaning lightning, and was used in reference to hamilcars guerrilla tactics used in the first punic war. He was present, along with his brother hannibal, when his father, hamilcar, besieged the city of helice. Hamilcar barca, father of the great carthaginian general hannibal, meets with disaster during a campaign in the punic wars. Carthage sues for peace during the first punic war but the roman consul regulus excessive demands are rejected. Other novels about hannibal and the second punic war. He defeated rome s allies at the battle of thermae in 259 bc and killed 4,0006,000 of them with the help of surprise and good use of military intelligence. Hamilcar retired to carthage after the peace treaty in 241 bc, following the defeat of carth. The sword of carthage the sword of carthage, by vaughn heppner, tells a tale of the first punic war through the eyes of hamilcar barca, the father of hannibal. Hamilcar barca put down the revolt and compensated for the loss of sicilian possessions by undertaking conquest in spain, a conquest continued by hasdrubal. But the events of the war itself have been debated extensively, and. It was first published by doubleday, in the united states, 2005. Books punic wars hannibals road, the second punic war in italy, 2203 bc, mike roberts.
My first series covers the history of carthage including the three punic wars between carthage and rome. Undefeated in battle, hamilcar acquired the epithet barca meaning lightning on account of the swiftness and ferocity of his attacks. We know that he commanded the carthaginian armies in the ultimate part of the first punic wars, and that it was hamilcar barca who negotiated the peace of 241 b. Historians are not sure of the date of birth of hamilcar barca, general from carthage, and father of hannibal and hasdrubal. Jul 16, 2019 hannibal was known for leading the carthaginian army and a team of elephants across southern europe and the alps mountains against rome in the second punic war. He had several sisters and two brothers, hasdrubal and mago. After hamilcar led the carthaginian forces against rome in the first punic war, hannibal followed in his fathers footsteps, leading carthage in the second punic war. Hannibal was known for leading the carthaginian army and a team of elephants across southern europe and the alps mountains against rome in the second punic war. But the day will come when we will have our vengeance upon them, as we will upon the demons of harappa. The punic wars share book recommendations with your. Immediately after the first punic war a great uprising of the mercenaries occurred 240238. Brian caven identifies the causes of the punic wars, recounts their turbulent events and describes their social and political background. Until the rise to power of his son hannibal, hamilcar was the finest commander and statesman that carthage had produced. The name punic comes from the word phoenician phoinix in the greek, poenus from punicus in latin as applied to the citizens of.
This book introduced me to the lifes and times of such great leaders as hamilcar barca, hannibal and scipio africanus to name a few. Hamilcar barca military wiki fandom powered by wikia. Discover librarianselected research resources on hannibal from the questia. See more ideas about punic wars, ancient history and ancient rome.
When hamilcar barcas son hannibal took 219 the spanish city of saguntum presentday sagunto, a roman ally, rome declared war. Reputedly, he made his eldest son hannibal swear a sacred oath upon an altar of the gods to never be a friend of rome. Regulus and xanthippus hamilcar barca and the siege of lilybaeum hamilcar barca and the mercenary war hamilcar barca in africa and spain second punic war. List of books and articles about hannibal online research library. Hannibal and the second punic war 3216 words pages. The punic wars triggered an era of astonishing human misfortune. The battle was fought over the city of messana on the island of sicily. A carthaginian shekel, dated 237227 bc, depicting the punic god melqart equivalent of herculesheracles, most likely with the features of hamilcar barca, father of hannibal barca. He was assigned the command in sicily in 247 in the first punic war see punic wars. Hannibal hiduik pado maso ketegangan di mediterania, katiko ruhun mengukuhkan supremasinyo ateh babarapo kakuatan nan ado wakatu tu takah kartago, karajaan makedonia, syracuse, dan seleucid. The war had lasted for 23 years and the carthage was exhausted and depleted, but hamilcar did not favor making a treaty with the romans. The most important ancient sources on hannibal are livys books. Scribners sons, 1896 carthage extinct city 251 pages. Hamilcar had to agree to leave sicily with his mercenary army and return to africa, carthage had to pay for war damages, and rome took control of all of the carthaginian lands on the island of sicily.
The first of these wars 264241 cost carthage all remaining hold on sicily. The punic wars were a series of conflicts fought between the forces of ancient carthage and rome between 264 bce and 146 bce. A list of 7 new second punic war books you should read in 2020, such as hannibal, roman spain, hannibal barca and carthage at war. He created superior battle that he used in the punic wars. Hannibal was one of the sons of hamilcar barca, a carthaginian leader. A remarkable feature of the punic wars was that rome, with virtually no naval tradition, contrived to dominate the seas almost throughout, while carthage, which was by comparison an unmilitary power relying on mercenary armies, produced two supremely brilliant generals in the persons of hamilcar and hannibal.
Hannibal by theodore ayrault dodge insight into a thousand books. He trained the field army to be strong and disciplined. We follow in the steps of hannibal, hasdrubal, hamilcar, scipio africanus and many more famous and infamous commanders and leaders as the roman legions and the soldiers and sailors of carthage clash in this gigantic struggle. Hasdrubal barca 245207 bc was hamilcar barcas second son and a carthaginian general in the second punic war. The greek historian polybius writes about this battle in book. Passage of the rhone and the alps battles of trebia and trasimene hannibal overruns central italy battle of cannae. Hannibal barca of the city of carthage, son of hamilcar barca was a general who marched an army from spain across the pyrenees and the alps into italy where he caused all. He traces the successes and reversals in the fortunes of these two mighty protagonists throughout the land an sea battles in which the rival armies and fleets clashed with one another in sicily, italy, spain, greece, and africa.
This second punic, or hannibalic, war, 218201 bc, was one of the titanic struggles of history. Mercenary war hamilcars victory with navaras punic wars. Bapaknyo, hamilcar barca, adolah komandan kartago pado maso perang punic partamo, saudaronyo nan mudo mago jo hasdrubal, dan hasdrubal adolah sumandonyo. He repulsed roman forces from sicily for six years. Guerilla next he landed near panormus and conquered eryx polybius claims the romans were in the city and hamilcar was besieging them. His father, hamilcar barca, was the leading carthaginian commander during the first punic war, his younger brothers were mago and hasdrubal, and he was brotherinlaw to hasdrubal the fair. Hamilcar barca was a great carthaginian general and statesman in the first punic war who firmly established carthaginian rule in spain. In the end in 237 bc hamilcar won the war and in spite of his promises he had the leaders of the rebels crucified. He kept his army intact and led a successful guerrilla war against the romans in sicily. It has also been about hamilcar barca, a man of great genius and vision. Hannibal, son of hamilcar barcan 1 247 183182 bcn 2. When the mercenary war burst out in 240 bc, hamilcar was recalled to command and. We are not told how many of the lusitanians returned from italy. Punic wars, also called carthaginian wars, 264146 bce, a series of three wars between the roman republic and the carthaginian punic empire, resulting in the destruction of carthage, the enslavement of its population, and roman hegemony over the western mediterranean.
The struggle between rome and carthage in the punic wars was arguably the greatest and most desperate conflict of antiquity. Hamilcar barca, barca also spelled barcas, died winter 229228 bce, general who assumed command of the carthaginian forces in sicily during the last years of the first punic war with rome 264241 bce. Flaubert 1862, about a mercenary soldier who falls in love with the daughter of hamilcar barca. This book is about a man that many historians consider one of the greatest generals in history. Punic wars project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. This book by nigel bagnall, a field marshal in the british army, is one of the best books i have ever read covering ancient military history. Roman aggression, carthaginian humiliation, and hamilcars attempts at redemptions were all outcomes of the end of the first punic war. As soon as this war was over the romans confiscated sardinia and corsica while extorting carthago talents more.
His major accomplishment, marching his army through the pyrenees and the alps and into what is now italy, is a military accomplishment worth honoring. Hamilcar barca was a member of the barcid clan of carthage and the father of hannibal. From mountain bases near palermo he made repeated raids on the romans and relieved the punic garrison in lilybaeum. In writing the death of carthage, my novel of the second and third punic wars, i naturally tried to learn all i could about the first punic war, but somehow it remained shrouded in mist. A part 3 on the regulus expedition will come soon, so stay tuned. A carthaginian shekel, dated 237227 bc, depicting the punic god melqart equivalent of hercules heracles, most likely with the features of hamilcar barca, father of hannibal barca. An effective leader, hamilcar ended the war undefeated in sicily. Hannibals family and his tribe, the barcans, were filled with joy on his first victory in the wars. The experience of battle in the second punic war by gregory daly. Hamilcar barca, phoenician statesman, commander world. Resulting from a mighty power struggle between the military confederation of rome and the trading empire of carthage between 264241 b. But few have accomplished the feats of hannibal barca in the second punic war. The battle following the defection of numidian chieftain navaras to hamilcar barca was fought between carthaginian forces commanded by hamilcar barca and part of the combined forces of carthages former mercenary armies during the mercenary war, which carthage had formally employed during the first punic war, and those of rebelling libyan cities supporting the mercenaries, under the command of.
He was the oldest son of the carthaginian general hamilcar barca, who. In this new book on the punic wars by adrian goldsworthy we are taken back into this most fascinating period of history. Hannibals father, the great carthaginian general hamilcar barca. He was born in what is present day northern tunisia, one of many mediterranean regions colonised by the canaanites from their homelands in phoenicia. Jan 24, 2020 the punic wars were a series of three wars fought between rome and carthage from 264 bc to 146 bc. Hamilcar commanded the carthaginian land forces in sicily from 247 bc to 241 bc, during the latter stages of the first punic war. The novel ends roughly where the war ends, although hannibal lived on for. Apr 18, 2018 the punic wars were a series of conflicts fought between the forces of ancient carthage and rome between 264 bce and 146 bce. Hamilcar barca was a member of the barcid clan of carthage and the. The name punic comes from the word phoenician phoinix in the greek, poenus. In the previous pages the 2nd punic war is explained.
The sword of carthage kindle edition by heppner, vaughn. The book was translated into italian, polish, portuguese, romanian, russian. Hannibal barca, commander of armies of carthage, man who almost brought rome to its knees. The sword of carthage, by vaughn heppner, tells a tale of the first punic war through the eyes of hamilcar barca, the father of hannibal. The term punic comes from the latin word punicus or poenicus, meaning carthaginian, with reference to the carthaginians pho. Hamilcar barca, hannibals father, was carthages general towards the end of the. The battle following the defection of numidian chieftain naravas to hamilcar barca was fought between carthaginian forces commanded by hamilcar barca and part of the combined forces of carthages former mercenary armies during the mercenary war, which carthage had formerly employed during the first punic war, and those of rebelling libyan. Still there are a lot of misconceptions click on a statement to find out if it is true or not. Top 12 facts about hannibal barca ancienthistorylists. Livys history of rome records he was the brotherinlaw of the carthaginian leader hannibal and soninlaw of hamilcar barca.
Raised son, hannibal to despise rome alsolost 1st punic wars to rome and killed before got chance to go to war with rome. Hamilcar barca carthaginian general who despised rome and wanted to destroy it. Its a story of a genius hannibal barca who undertook an impossible mission. Man of whom we know nothing except what was written by his bitter enemies, romans, centuries after carthage was razed. With his fleet her plundered the south coasts of italy. After the roman annexation of sardinia, hamilcar was put in command of carthaginian expansion in spain. He was the supreme command of the carthaginian forces in sicily. The forces involved and the casualties suffered by both sides were far greater than in any wars fought before the modern era, while the eventual outcome had far reaching consequences for the history of the western world, namely the ascendancy of rome.
Hannibals father, hamilcar barca was the best general the carthaginians produced during the first punic war. He then quashed a rebellion closer to home between 241 and 237 bce before returning abroad, where he successfully expanded carthaginian interests in southern spain. It brought to power in carthage hamilcar barca, father of hannibal, whose generalshipthough flawedwas critical to carthages final victory. At the time, they were some of the largest wars that had ever taken place. This was the end of the first punic war, but hamilcar barca was determined to seek revenge against the romans. Hannibal was the one who earned his family respect even after his defeat in the punic wars. The term punic comes from the latin word punicus or poenicus, meaning carthaginian, with reference to the carthaginians phoenician ancestry. Mlk was a general who succeeded to the command of the carthaginians in the first punic war. The punic wars were a series of three wars fought between rome and carthage from 264 bc to 146 bc. A history of the last ten years of hannibals campaign in italy, after the most famous victories had already been won, and he had won over large areas of southern italy.
Jan 18, 2014 hannibal, son of hamilcar barcan 1 247 183182 bcn 2 was a punic carthaginian military commander, generally considered one of the greatest military commanders in history. Both akre leuca and the man hamilcar barca are needed if we are to understand the man hannibal. He united lusitania way before portugal emerged as a nation over a thousand years later. Pride of carthage is a 2005 novel about the second punic war by american author david anthony durham. His father, hamilcar, was also a great strategist and master tactician who imposed carthaginian rule over much of presentday spain. He already had made name as a capable and cunning miliary commander. Hannibal 247183 bce was the greatest general to emerge from the carthaginian barca family. This truceless war, unrivalled for its savagery, was fought over most of punic north africa and spread to sardinia. His most famous campaign took place during the second punic war 218202. The revolt of carthages mercenaries and oppressed libyan subjects in 241237 bc nearly ended her power and even existence. Battle of messana punic wars history of the punic wars. Dec 19, 2018 hannibal 247183 bce was the greatest general to emerge from the carthaginian barca family.
Hannibal and the second punic war essay 1406 words bartleby. Hamilcars victory with navaras military wiki fandom. List of books and articles about ancient carthage online. What motivated hannibal to participate in the punic wars. The patriarch, hamilcar barca 275228 bc, served as a carthaginian general in the first punic war 264241 bc and in the subsequent mercenary war 240238 bc. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Son of hamilcar barca, leader of the second punic war. The laymans historian is a podcast about interesting periods of history that a layman would appreciate. Hamilcar barca was admiral of the carthaginian navy when carthage was defeated during the first punic war. Hasdrubal barca 245 22 june 207 bc, a latinization of.
Jun 25, 2019 hannibal belonged to an aristocratic family, and his surname barca meant shine or lightning, a name which he certainly lived up to. The three punic wars between carthage and rome took place over nearly a century, beginning in 264 b. Hamilcar barca raids southern italy and then lands on sicily during the first punic war. Now the carthaginians appointed hamilcar barca as the general on sicily. The son of hamilcar barca, the carthaginian general. Roman culturehannibal and the second punic war wikibooks. The battle of messana was the first major battle of the first punic war which occurred in 265264 bc between the carthaginians and the roman republic.
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