Hasdrubal (son of Hannos)
Hasdrubal ( Punic 'zrb'l "my help is Baal ") was a Carthaginian general. He was the son of Hannos and one of the three Carthaginian military leaders whom Marcus Atilius Regulus conquered near Adys near Tunis . Hasdrubal was born in 254 BC. Sent to Sicily with important armed forces , but there by the proconsul Lucius Caecilius Metellus in 250 BC. At Panormus , today's Palermo , struck. Because of his defeat, Hasdrubal was sentenced to death in absentia by the Puners.
Web links
- Jona Lendering: Hasdrubal (1) . In: Livius.org (English)
Remarks
- ↑ Werner Huss: Carthage. Munich 1995, p. 103f.
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hasdrubal |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Carthaginian general |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 4th century BC BC or 3rd century BC Chr. |
| DATE OF DEATH | 3rd century BC Chr. |