His son-in-law Hasdrubal took over, and founded a “New Carthage,” Cartago Nova (modern Cartagena). Hamilcar was killed in battle in 229 BCE, after conquering many towns in Spain. Before embarking, he made young Hannibal swear an oath to “never be a friend to Rome.” According to legend, he took nine-year old Hannibal with him. ![]() While this war, like the first Punic War, ended in victory for Rome, it is Hannibal and his elephants, crossing the Alps into Italy, which has captured people’s imaginations.Īfter the end of the first Punic War, and after defeating the rebellious (and unpaid) mercenaries in Carthage, Hamilcar, father of Hannibal and father-in-law of Hasdrubal, trained a new army, consisting mostly of Numidians (Berbers from the area near Carthage in North Africa), and traveled to Iberia (modern Spain) in 237 BCE seeking to conquer additional territory to replace Sicily and Sardinia. ![]() The second great conflict between Rome and Carthage is the most well-known because of the famous Carthaginian general, Hannibal Barca.
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