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Also Known As Hamilcar Barcas
Died 229 BCE or 228 BCE
Role In First Punic War • Punic Wars
Gaius Flaminius
Roman politician
Chapman, John: Hannibal
Hannibal
Carthaginian general [247-c.181 BCE]
Maharbal
Carthaginian military commander
Hasdrubal
Carthaginian general [died 207 BCE]
Mago
Carthaginian general
Hieron II
tyrant and king of Syracuse
Marcus Atilius Regulus
Roman general
Lucius Caecilius Metellus
Roman general
Hasdrubal
Carthaginian general [died circa 202 BCE]
Hasdrubal
Hasdrubal
Carthaginian general [died 221 BCE]
Himilco
Carthaginian general
Scipio Africanus the Younger
Roman general
Silver coin from Carthago Nova, believed to be a portrait of Scipio Africanus the Elder; in the Royal Collection of Coins and Medals, National Museum, Copenhagen.
Scipio Africanus
Roman general
Fabius Maximus Verrucosus, Quintus
Quintus Fabius Maximus Verrucosus
Roman statesman and commander
Gaius Claudius Nero
Roman military commander
Scipio, Publius Cornelius
Publius Cornelius Scipio
Roman general [died 211 bce]
Gaius Duilius
Roman admiral
Marcus Claudius Marcellus
Roman general [died 208 BCE]
Gaius Laelius
Roman general
Publius Claudius Pulcher
Roman commander