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Adherbal (other)
Adherbal ( xpu, π€π€π€π€π€π€, link=no, ) may refer to: *Adherbal (admiral), Carthaginian admiral during the First Punic War *Adherbal (governor), governor of Gades during the Second Punic War *Adherbal (king of Numidia), reigned 118 to 112 BC *''Adherbal roy de Numidie'', a 17th-century play by French dramatist FranΓ§ois Joseph Lagrange-Chancel See also *Aderbal {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adherbal (admiral)
__NOTOC__ Adherbal ( xpu, π€π€π€π€π€π€, ; died 230BC), also known as Atarbas ( grc-gre, ΞΟΞ¬ΟΞ²Ξ±Ο, ''AtΓ‘rbas''), was the admiral of the Carthaginian fleet which battled the Romans for domination of the Mediterranean Sea during the First Punic War (264β241BC). Polybius identified Adherbal during the Battle of Drepana as the Carthaginian commander-in-chief. He led the Carthaginian fleet to Drepana in Sicily and inflicted a crushing defeat on the Roman consul P. Claudius Pulcher during the naval battle in 249BC. Battle of Drepana Encouraged by previous victories, the new consul for 250 Gaius Atilius Regulus launched a campaign to attack the last Punic strongholds on the island of Sicily: Lilybaeum and Drepana. For this surprise attack, which was carried out in 249, the Romans mustered a fleet of 123 quinqueremes. Adherbal was tasked to defend Drepana with the assistance of Hannibal the Rhodian and Carthalo. In their desire for stealth, the Romans attacke ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
