person
Hamilcar (in Gaul)
Hamilcar
Carthaginian officer left in Cisalpine Gaul after the Punic war, leader of the Gallic rising; killed by L. Furius.
Reading notes
- The History of Rome, Book 31 §9 Hamilcar the Carthaginian
Hamilcar, the Carthaginian officer left behind in Cisalpine Gaul, who led the rising and sacked Placentia; killed in battle (ch18).
- The History of Rome, Book 32 §36 Hamilcar
The Carthaginian who stirred the Gauls to war, taken in the battle.