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Himilco II
Himilco (died 396 BC) was a member of the Magonids, a Carthage, Carthaginian family of hereditary generals, and had command over the Carthaginian forces between 406 BC and 397 BC. He is chiefly known for his war in Sicily against Dionysius I of Syracuse. Between 550 BC and 375 BC, the Magonids, Magonid Family of Carthage played a central role in the political and military affairs of the Carthaginian Empire. Himilco came to prominence after being selected as deputy to his cousin Hannibal I of Carthage, Hannibal Mago in 406 BC for the Carthaginian expedition to Sicily. He took command of the expedition after Hannibal's death and sacked Siege of Akragas (406 BC), Akragas, Battle of Gela (405 BC), Gela and Sack of Camarina (405 BC), Camarina while fighting off determined Greek opposition led by successive leaders of Syracuse. The peace treaty Himilco concluded with Dionysius I of Syracuse, Dionysius of Syracuse in 405 BC expanded Carthaginian holdings in Sicily to their maximum exten ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hannibal Mago
__NOTOC__ Hannibal Mago ( xpu, 𐤇𐤍𐤁𐤏𐤋 , ) was a grandson of Hamilcar Mago. He predates the more famous Carthaginian general Hannibal by about 200 years. Career He was shofet (judge) of Carthage in 410 BC and in 409 BC commanded a Carthaginian army sent to Sicily in response to a request from the city of Segesta. In the Battle of Selinus he successfully took the Greek city of Selinus and then Himera.Xenophon, ''Hellenica'' I.1.37 In the process of this conquest he was said to have killed some 3,000 prisoners of war, reportedly as revenge for the defeat his grandfather suffered in the Battle of Himera 70 years before. Death In 406 BC Hannibal Mago died in a plague that broke out during the siege of Agrigento. See also * Agrigentum inscription * Other Hannibals in Carthaginian history * Magonids References Citations Bibliography * . *Xenophon Xenophon of Athens (; grc, wikt:Ξενοφῶν, Ξενοφῶν ; – probably 355 or 354 BC) was a Greek milita ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |