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Carthaginian commanders of the Second Punic War (15 P) H. ... Pages in category "Carthaginian generals" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total.
Xanthippus, accompanied by the triumvirate of Carthaginian generals, led the army of 100 elephants, 4,000 cavalry and 12,000 infantry—the latter included the 5,000 veterans from Sicily and many citizen-militia [34] —out of Carthage and set up camp close to the Romans in an area of open plain. The precise site is not known, but it is assumed ...
Founded by the Phoenicians in the ninth century BC, Carthage reached its height in the fourth century BC as one of the largest metropoleis in the world. [4] It was the centre of the Carthaginian Empire, a major power led by the Punic people who dominated the ancient western and central Mediterranean Sea.
The Mamertines urged Hanno to descend from the citadel and parley with the Romans. Hanno reluctantly agreed, but the talks failed again. The Romans seized Hanno and imprisoned him. Hanno was thus compelled to withdraw the Carthaginian garrison from Messana. [6] These events triggered the beginning of the First Punic War.
Xanthippus (Ancient Greek: Ξάνθιππος) of Lacedaemon, or of Carthage, was a Spartan mercenary general employed by Carthage during the First Punic War.He led the Carthaginian army to considerable success, compared to previous failure, against the Roman Republic during the course of the war, training the army to a professional standard before defeating the Romans at the Battle of Tunis ...
At the instigation of the Romans, Syphax, one of the kings of the Numidian tribes, attacked Carthaginian territories in Africa in 213/212 BC. The situation in Iberia was sufficiently under control, because Hasdrubal and his Iberian army crossed over to Africa and crushed the threat of Syphax in a battle where 30,000 Numidians were killed.
Greek mercenaries in the Carthaginian military (2 P) Pages in category "Carthaginian commanders of the First Punic War" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total.
Carthaginian generals (3 C, 10 P) M. Magonids (7 P) Monarchs of Carthage (9 P) Pages in category "Carthaginians" The following 24 pages are in this category, out of ...