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(h m´ lkär, h m l´–) (KEY) , fl. 480 B.C., Carthaginian general. Little is known of him, although he was a member of the powerful Barca family. H...
(j ´b ) (KEY) , c.85 B.C.–46 B.C., king of Numidia in N Africa. He joined Pompey’s party and in 49 B.C. routed Caesar’s legate, Curio. He fough...
(y d k´s s, s z´ k s) (KEY) , fl. 130 B.C., Greek navigator in the service of the Ptolemies. He explored the Arabian Sea for Ptolemy VII. After bein...
(h z´dr b l) (KEY) , d. 221 B.C., Carthaginian general. He fought under his father-in-law, Hamilcar Barca, in Africa and in Spain, where he succeeded...
d. 525 B.C., king of ancient Egypt (569–525 B.C.), of the XXVI dynasty. In a military revolt he dethroned Apries. He erected temples and other build...
(h n´ b l) (KEY) , b. 247 B.C., d. 183 or 182 B.C. Carthaginian general, an implacable and formidable enemy of Rome. Although knowledge of him is bas...