Hasdrubal
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Hasdrubal was the name of several Carthaginian generals of the First and Second Punic Wars. Among them the most famous are:
- Hasdrubal (son of HamilcarHamilcarHamilcar was a common name in the Punic culture. There are several different transcriptions into Greek and Roman scripts. The ruling families of ancient Carthage often named their members with the traditional name Hamilcar...
) fought in Sicily - Hasdrubal the FairHasdrubal the FairHasdrubal the Fair was a Carthaginian military leader.He was the brother-in-law of Hannibal and son-in-law of Hamilcar Barca...
, son-in-law of Hamilcar Barca - Hasdrubal (Barcid), son of Hamilcar Barca and brother of Hannibal and Mago
- Hasdrubal GiscoHasdrubal GiscoHasdrubal Gisco or Hasdrubal son of Gisco was a Carthaginian general who fought against Rome in Iberia and North Africa during the Second Punic War. He should not be confused with Hasdrubal Barca, the brother of Hannibal....
, another commander in the Second Punic War - Hasdrubal the BoeotarchHasdrubal the Boeotarch-Biography:Little is known about Hasdrubal the Boeotarch, the general who lost the Third Punic War to Scipio Aemilianus, Consul of the Roman Republic at the Siege of Carthage in 146 BC...
was also the general of Punic forces in the Third Punic War - Hasdrubal, commander of the service corpsHasdrubal, commander of the service corpsHasdrubal, commander of the Service Corps was a Carthaginian officer in the Second Punic War. After the Battle of the Ticinus Hannibal led his army East along the Po River to catch the Roman army. When a convenient place was found to cross the army began building rafts...
- original name of Carthaginian Clitomachus (philosopher)