Alicante
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Alicante is a city and municipality in the Valencian Community, Spain. It is the capital of the province of Alicante and a historic Mediterranean port. The population of the city was 337,482 as of 2020, the second-largest in the Valencian Community.
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Hamilcar Barca
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Hamilcar Barca or Barcas was a Carthaginian general and statesman, leader of the Barcid family, and father of Hannibal, Hasdrubal and Mago. He was also father-in-law to Hasdrubal the Fair.
A Carthaginian shekel dated to the Mercenary War, circa 241-238 BC, from an uncertain mint in North Africa; the head of Heracles is shown on the obverse, wearing the Nemean lion skin, while a standing lion is featured on the reverse.
Carthaginian Armor of the Ksour Essef 3rd century BC
Young Hannibal Swearing Enmity to the Romans
Statue of the Carthaginian general Hannibal, Hamilcar's oldest son