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Hamilcar ( xpu, đ€đ€đ€đ€ , ,. or , , " Melqart is Gracious"; grc-gre, áŒÎŒÎŻÎ»ÎșαÏ, ''HamĂlkas'';) was a common
Carthaginian The term Carthaginian ( la, Carthaginiensis ) usually refers to a citizen of Ancient Carthage.
It can also refer to:
* Carthaginian (ship), a three-masted schooner built in 1921
* Insurgent privateers; nineteenth-century South American privateers, ...
given name
A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a ...
. The name was particularly common among the ruling families of
ancient Carthage
Carthage () was a settlement in modern Tunisia that later became a city-state and then an empire. Founded by the Phoenicians in the ninth century BC, Carthage reached its height in the fourth century BC as one of the largest metropolises in t ...
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People named Hamilcar include:
* Hamilcar the Magonid, "King" of Carthage, led the Carthaginian forces at the Battle of Himera in 480BC during the First Sicilian War
* Hamilcar, a general against
Timoleon
Timoleon ( Greek: ΀ÎčÎŒÎżÎ»ÎÏÎœ), son of Timodemus, of Corinth (c. 411â337 BC) was a Greek statesman and general.
As a brilliant general, a champion of Greece against Carthage, and a fighter against despotism, he is closely connected ...
of Syracuse
* Hamilcar, a brother of Gisco, possibly brother of Hanno II, with whom he was executed in the middle of the 4th centuryBC
* Hamilcar the Rhodian, possibly a Carthaginian spy in the entourage of
Alexander the Great
Alexander III of Macedon ( grc, áŒÎ»ÎΟαΜΎÏÎżÏ, Alexandros; 20/21 July 356 BC â 10/11 June 323 BC), commonly known as Alexander the Great, was a king of the ancient Greek kingdom of Macedon. He succeeded his father Philip II to ...
, executed when returning to Carthage.
* Hamilcar, son of Gisgo and grandson of
Hanno the Great Hanno the Great may refer to any of three different leaders of ancient Carthage:
*Hanno I the Great (4th century BC)
*Hanno II the Great (3rd century BC)
* Hanno III the Great (2nd century BC)
According to B. H. Warmington, the nickname was probab ...
, led a campaign against
Agathocles Agathocles ( Greek: ) is a Greek name, the most famous of which is Agathocles of Syracuse, the tyrant of Syracuse. The name is derived from , ''agathos'', i.e. "good" and , ''kleos'', i.e. "glory".
Other personalities named Agathocles:
*Agathocles ...
Third Sicilian War
The Sicilian Wars, or Greco-Punic Wars, were a series of conflicts fought between ancient Carthage and the Greek city-states led by Syracuse, Sicily over control of Sicily and the western Mediterranean between 580 and 265 BC.
Carthage's econ ...
. He defeated Agathocles in the Battle of the Himera River in 311 BC. He was captured during the Siege of Syracuse and then killed in 309 BC.
* Hamilcar, a general in Sicily and Africa from 261 to 255 BC during the First Punic War, distinct from the Hamilcar mentioned by
Diodorus
Diodorus Siculus, or Diodorus of Sicily ( grc-gre, ÎÎčÏÎŽÏÏÎżÏ ; 1st century BC), was an ancient Greek historian. He is known for writing the monumental universal history ''Bibliotheca historica'', in forty books, fifteen of which su ...
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Hamilcar ( xpu, đ€đ€đ€đ€ , ,. or , , "Melqart is Gracious"; grc-gre, áŒÎŒÎŻÎ»ÎșαÏ, ''HamĂlkas'';) was a common Carthaginian masculine given name. The name was particularly common among the ruling families of ancient Carthage. ...
was a Carthaginian commander whose greatest achievement was winning the Battle of Drepanum in 249BC during the First Punic War.
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Hamilcar Barca
Hamilcar Barca or Barcas ( xpu, đ€đ€đ€đ€đ€đ€đ€đ€đ€đ€, ''កomilqart Baraq''; â228BC) was a Carthaginian general and statesman, leader of the Barcid family, and father of Hannibal, Hasdrubal and Mago. He was also father- ...
(–228BC) served as a Carthaginian general during and after the First Punic War. His son was Hannibal, famous for his exploits during the Second Punic War.
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Hamilcar Rashed Jr.
Hamilcar Rashed Jr. (born January 2, 1998) is an American football outside linebacker for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Oregon State Beavers football, Oregon State.
Early years
Rash ...
(born 1998), American football player
In various forms, the name sometimes appears in other cultures. The
Italian name
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Ital ...
Portuguese name
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AmĂlcar was one of the given names of the prominent African revolutionary
AmĂlcar Cabral
AmĂlcar Lopes da Costa Cabral (; â ) was a Bissau-Guinean and Cape Verdean agricultural engineer, pan-Africanist, intellectual, poet, theoretician, revolutionary, political organizer, nationalist and diplomat. He was one of Africa's foremo ...
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See also
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General Aircraft Hamilcar
The General Aircraft Limited GAL. 49 Hamilcar or Hamilcar Mark I was a large British military glider produced during the Second World War, which was designed to carry heavy cargo, such as the Tetrarch or M22 Locust light tank. When the Britis ...
— the World War II glider
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Amilcar
The Amilcar was a French automobile manufactured from 1921 to 1940.
History
Foundation and location
Amilcar was founded in July 1921 by Joseph Lamy and Emile Akar. The name "Amilcar" was an imperfect anagram of the partners' names. The b ...
— French-made automobile from the 1920s and 1930s
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AmĂlcar Cabral
AmĂlcar Lopes da Costa Cabral (; â ) was a Bissau-Guinean and Cape Verdean agricultural engineer, pan-Africanist, intellectual, poet, theoretician, revolutionary, political organizer, nationalist and diplomat. He was one of Africa's foremo ...
pseudonym
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