Biography Category
(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...
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 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...
(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...
(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...
(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...