- The
Barcid (Punic: 𐤁𐤓𐤒, romanized: baraq)
family was a
notable Punic (Phoenician)
family in the
ancient city of Carthage; many of its
members were fierce...
- 𐤌𐤂𐤍 𐤁𐤓𐤒, MGN BRQ; died 202 BC) was a Carthaginian,
member of the
Barcid family, who pla**** an
important role in the
Second Punic War,
leading forces...
- is
usually referred to as "Hannibal, son of Hamilcar", or "Hannibal the
Barcid", the
latter term
applying to the
family of his father,
Hamilcar Barca....
-
Under the
leadership of the
Barcid family,
Ancient Carthage expanded its
possessions on the
Iberian Peninsula from 237 to 218 BC. The
First Punic War and...
-
there is no
evidence its name in antiquity, Barcino, was
connected with the
Barcid family of Hamilcar.
During the
Middle Ages, the city was
variously known...
- 450 the
Magonid family monopolized the top
military position;
later the
Barcid family acted similarly.
Eventually it came to be that,
after a war, the...
-
arriving in
Iberia with two
armies and
ending the
undisputed command of the
Barcid family in Iberia. The
Carthaginians fought the
Scipio brothers and had on...
-
coinages in
North Africa and in the
region of
Spain controlled by the
Barcids. The
coinages produced in
these two
regions circulated separately; i.e...
-
troops and
African rebels greatly enhanced the
prestige and
power of the
Barcid family. In 237 BC
Hamilcar led many of his
veterans on an
expedition to...
- the
troops in
Spain effectively became the
Barcids'
private army.
Internally the
opinions of both the
Barcids and the Po****r ****embly
increasingly dictated...
