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.
Hamilcar Barca, Carthaginian general and father of Hannibal, painting from 1833
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
The Oath of Hannibal by Benjamin West, 1770
Hasdrubal the Fair was a Carthaginian military leader and politician, governor in Iberia after Hamilcar Barca's death, and founder of Cartagena.
Hamilcar Barca
…228 BC) 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. Hamilcar commanded the Carthaginian land forces in Sicily from 247 BC to 241 BC, during the latter stages of the First Punic War. He kept his army…
Hasdrubal bust in Cartagena, Spain