HAMILCAR

hămˈĭlkär, həmĭlˈ–, fl. 480 b.c., Carthaginian general. Little is known of him, although he was a member of the powerful Barca family. He commanded an army against Gelon and the Greeks in Sicily, who severely defeated him (480 b.c.) at Himera. Hamilcar was killed in the battle.

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books on: Hamilcar  - 349 results

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From Polis to Empire, the Ancient World, C. 800 B.C.-A.D. 500: A Biographical Dictionary
Book by Andrew G. Traver; Greenwood Press, 2002
Subjects: History, Ancient--Dictionaries
...Restless Emperor , 1997. Katrina M. Dickson HAMILCAR BARCA (c. 275-228 B.C.) Hamilcar was a Carthaginian general during the First...Hannibal. Although the family background of Hamilcar is unknown, he probably belonged to the Carthaginian...
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Carthage
Book by B. H. Warmington; Frederick A. Praeger, 1960
Subjects: Carthage (Extinct city)--History
...of 15,000, but was able to prevent Hamilcar in his turn from relieving Utica. Later...the plains in which the superiority of Hamilcar's cavalry was manifest. After receiving...offered battle again; in this engagement Hamilcar was again successful, largely through...
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Great Captains of Antiquity
Book by Richard A. Gabriel; Greenwood Press, 2001
...called upon its most successful general, Hamilcar Barca, father of Hannibal, who ruthlessly...commander during the war with Rome, Hamilcar Barca had been the last holdout against...left. Upon his return from Sicily, Hamilcar fell afoul of the citys political leaders...
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A Gustave Flaubert Encyclopedia
Book by Laurence M. Porter; Greenwood Press, 2001
Subjects: Flaubert, Gustave--1821-1880--Encyclopedias
Hamilcar Sal . Hamilcar has been viewed as the figure of the ancient general such as he was...their conflict taking on a superhuman grandeur Gaillard 50 51 . Both Hamilcar and Matho have been found to be embodiments of Napoleon Addison 102...
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Hannibal's Dynasty: Power and Politics in the Western Mediterranean, 247-183 BC
Book by Dexter Hoyos; Routledge, 2003
...Zarzas among them to ask for terms. Hamilcar promised to release the entire army except...accepted and of course were seized. Hamilcar did not tell the suddenly leaderless...were slaughtered to the last man. 13 Hamilcar was taking the policy of frightfulness...
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journal articles on: Hamilcar  - 16 results

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L'horreur En Expansion. Genetique De la << Grillade Des Moutards >> Dans Salammbo
Journal article by Eric Le Calvez; The Romanic Review, Vol. 90, 1999
Subjects: Flaubert, Gustave--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Human sacrifice--Portrayals, depictions, etc., Salammbo (Book)--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
...empechait de rien voir et detre reconnus. Hamilcar, en manteau rouge comme les pretres...lueurs irisees. Il palissait, eperdu. Hamilcar inclinait son front; et ils etaient...par la pose des personnages (Hamilcar, le Grand-Pontife, les Devoues et...
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Le Discours Textuel Du Rire Dans Salammbô De Flaubert
Journal article by Suzanne Hélein-Koss; Symposium, Vol. 39, 1985
Subjects: Flaubert, Gustave--1821-1880--Salammb?O
...se retournent avec violence contre Hamilcar pour lui reprocher de ne pas avoir prevu...lorsque les deux suffetes, Hannon et Hamilcar, sincriminent mutuellement sur la defaite...Agates. Au cours de cet affrontement, Hamilcar reussit, en un premier temps, a mettre...
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Discours Ironique Et Ironie Romantique Dans SalammbÔ De Gustave Flaubert
Journal article by Suzanne HÉlein-Koss; Symposium, Vol. 40, 1986
Subjects: Flaubert, Gustave--1821-1880--Salammb?O
...protection de Matho: "Il offrit de livrer Hamilcar, puis ils entreraient dans Carthage...a la raillerie de lauteur. Pas meme Hamilcar, bien que ce chef competent domine de...situe celui-ci au chapitre XIV ("Hamilcar Barca") ou lon peut clairement voir...
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Sartre's Freid and the Future of Sartren Psychoanalysis
Journal article by Shlomit C. Schuster; The Israel Journal of Psychiatry and Related Sciences, Vol. 35, 1998
...shows his father a picture subtitled "Hamilcar makes his son Hannibal swear to avenge...persuades his father to assume the role of Hamilcar and to make him swear vengeance. Sigmund...oath to avenge his father, the hero Hamilcar, and all humiliated Jews. The version...
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Effacement of the Author and the Function of Sadism in Flaubert's Salammbô
Journal article by David Danaher; Symposium, Vol. 46, 1992
Subjects: Flaubert, Gustav--1821-1880--Salammbo
...motif centering on the character of Hamilcar can be viewed from a similar perspective. Upon his return to Carthage, Hamilcar inflicts tortures on his own palace...Hamilcars cruelty is underlined. Hamilcar commits small-scale sadistic acts...
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Carthage: The God in the Stone
Magazine article by Michael Brett; History Today, Vol. 47, February 1997
Subjects: Carthage (Ancient city)--Religion, Phoenicians--Conduct of life
...Herodotus comes the story that the Carthaginian commander, Hamilcar, did the same at the battle of Himera, sacrificing himself...entirely burnt offering; but the purposes are different. Hamilcar, according to Herodotus, sacrificed himself for his people...
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Tunisia: "a Country That Works"
Magazine article by Richard H. Curtiss; The Washington Report on Middle East Affairs, Vol. XV, December 1996
Subjects: Ancient civilizations, History, Tunisia
...defeated and their fleet destroyed and a Carthaginian general, Hamilcar Barca, took the war back to Sicily. While the war continued...trade that had at one time been the source of its prosperity. Hamilcar Barca founded the town of Alicante there, and then established...
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CULTURE Crucible of Civilisation
Magazine article by Anver Versi; The Middle East, September 2000
Subjects: Carthage (Ancient city)--History, Hospitality industry--Marketing, Leisure industry--Finance, Museums--Tunisia, Services industry--Marketing, Tunisia--Social aspects, World Bank--Management
...park will contain six segments: the ancient city of Carthage; La Marsa nature park, Sidi Bou Said village, the gardens of Hamilcar, the Yasmina sports and leisure park and the Carthage coast. One of the first projects will be a $3m memorial to Hannibal...
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France: Paris
Magazine article by Guy Huot; Opera Canada, Vol. 39, Fall 1998
...and lovely costumes. Singers labored valiantly through the recalcitrant score, with top honors for Gidon Saks authoritative Hamilcar and Nora Gubischs fiery Salammbo. Gary Bertini conducted with his usual conviction and ability. Hungarian composer Peter...
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CULTURE Crucible of Civilisation
Magazine article by Anver Versi; African Business, September 2000
Subjects: Africa, Arts centers, Culture--Planning, International economic relations, Tunisia
...park will contain six segments: the ancient city of Carthage; La Marsa nature park, Sidi Bou Said village, the gardens of Hamilcar, the Yasmina sports and leisure park and the Carthage coast. One of the first projects will be a $3m memorial to Hannibal...


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newspaper articles on: Hamilcar  - 11 results

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Elephant Man
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), May 6, 2006
...The Carthaginian commander in Sicily, Hamilcar - nicknamed Barca, or Lightning - was...After the sacrifice had been made, Hamilcar asked the boy if he wished to sail for Spain as well. Hannibal eagerly nodded. Hamilcar then ordered his son to lay his hands...
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Batty Plots to Win the War; SECRETS OF THE TRICKS IN BOFFINS' ARMOURY
Newspaper article; The Mirror (London, England), August 16, 2011
...rotabuggy" managed to glide at a speed of 65mph. But the project was abandoned after the development of the Horsa II and Hamilcar - both gliders equipped to carry large vehicles. PROJECT PIGEON AMERICA spent pounds 15,000 in the early 1940s researching...
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D-DAY 60 YEARS ON .. 4-PAGE HISTORIC TRIBUTE: The Longest Day; Minute by Minute
Newspaper article; The Mirror (London, England), May 31, 2004
...ploy works. Fearing an attack on Calais, the Germans have stationed their strongest forces there. 3.20am SEVENTEEN Horsa Hamilcar gliders dropBren gun carriers, 17-pounder tank guns and light Tetrarch tanks to reinforce the 6th Airborne Division, which...
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Air Veterans Remember
Newspaper article; The Birmingham Post (England), March 21, 2005
...otherwise have been directed at soldiers crossing the water. The armada of transport carriers included 392 Horsa gliders and 14 Hamilcar gliders. Many RAF aircrew were drafted in to man theaircraft and cover for the Army pilots, who normally manned the gliders...
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Hannibal's Epic Letdown; Hannibal (BBC1); Doctor Who (BBC1)
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), May 15, 2006
...here was a great general but a hopeless politician. As a nine-year-old boy, Hannibal swore an oath to his father, Hamilcar Barca, a Carthaginian general whose army was defeated by the Romans in Sicily in the first Punic War, that he would devote...
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encyclopedia articles on: Hamilcar  - 13 results

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Hamilcar Barca
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
HAMILCAR BARCA d. 229 or 228 b.c., Carthaginian...the Carthaginians were defeated, and Hamilcar Barca negotiated the terms of the peace...afterward revolted and besieged Carthage, but Hamilcar defeated them in 238. After that his...
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Hamilcar
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
HAMILCAR ham ilkar, h mil , fl. 480 b.c., Carthaginian general. Little is...Greeks in Sicily, who severely defeated him (480 b.c.) at Himera. Hamilcar was killed in the battle. ____________________ Copyright...
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Punic Wars
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...farther west by the brilliant guerrilla warfare of Hamilcar Barca , and they failed to take Lilybaeum...breach of treaty and the conquests in Spain by Hamilcar. Second Punic War When Hamilcar Barcas son Hannibal took (219) the Spanish...
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Hasdrubal D. 221 B.C., Carthaginian General
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...221 b.c., Carthaginian general. He fought under his father-in-law, Hamilcar Barca , in Africa and in Spain, where he succeeded (229 or 228 b.c.) Hamilcar as general. He increased the empire in Spain, where he founded Carthago Nova...
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Carthage , Ancient City, N Africa
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...Sicily, was brought to a halt when the Carthaginian general Hamilcar (a name that recurred in the powerful Carthaginian family...a great uprising of the mercenaries occurred (240 238). Hamilcar Barca put down the revolt and compensated for the loss of Sicilian...
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