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Hamilcar Barca

275 BC - 228 BC

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Hamilcar Barca or Barcas (Punic: 𐤇𐤌𐤋𐤒𐤓𐤕𐤟𐤁𐤓𐤒, romanized: Ḥomilqart Barqa; c. 275 – 228 BC) was a Carthaginian general and statesman, leader of the Barcid family, and father of Hannibal, Hasdrubal and Mago. He was also father-in-law to Hasdrubal the Fair. Hamilcar commanded the Carthaginian land forces in Sicily from 247 BC to 241 BC, during the latter stages of the First Punic War. He kept his army intact and led a successful guerrilla war against the Romans in Sicily. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Hamilcar Barca is the 120th most popular military personnel (up from 142nd in 2019), the 14th most popular biography from Tunisia (down from 10th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Tunisian Military Personnel.

Hamilcar Barca was a Carthaginian general who is most famous for his role in the Second Punic War.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Hamilcar Barca ranks 120 out of 2,058. Before him are Hephaestion, Yevgeny Prigozhin, Konstantin Rokossovsky, Saigō Takamori, Erich Hartmann, and Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas. After him are Theodor Eicke, Franz Conrad von Hötzendorf, Gaius Julius Caesar, Ferdinand Schörner, Miloš Obilić, and Akechi Mitsuhide.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 275 BC, Hamilcar Barca ranks 1. After him are Gnaeus Naevius, Demetrius II Aetolicus, and Rhianus. Among people deceased in 228 BC, Hamilcar Barca ranks 1. After him are Ziaelas of Bithynia, and Arsames I.

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In Tunisia

Among people born in Tunisia, Hamilcar Barca ranks 14 out of 210. Before him are Hasdrubal Barca (-300), Zine El Abidine Ben Ali (1936), Habib Bourguiba (1903), Gordian II (190), Fatima al-Fihri (800), and Masinissa (-238). After him are Clodius Albinus (150), Mago Barca (-243), Quintus Caecilius Metellus Pius Scipio Nasica (-100), Fouad Mebazaa (1933), Beji Caid Essebsi (1926), and Hanno the Great (-300).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Tunisia

Among military personnels born in Tunisia, Hamilcar Barca ranks 2. Before him are Hasdrubal Barca (-300). After him are Hasdrubal Gisco (-300), and Hannibal Gisco (-300).

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