Hanno the Elder

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Hanno (Punic: 𐤇‬𐤍‬𐤀‬, ḤNʾ)[1] was a Carthaginian general serving under Mago Barca in the Second Punic War. He is sometimes mistaken for Hanno, son of Bomilcar.[2][3]

Biography

He was sent to Spain in 206 BC by the Carthaginian senate to recruit

Celtiberia, including the mythical Larus, they were defeated and captured by the Romans under Marcus Junius Silanus.[3]

After reaching

Battle of the Guadalquivir
.

See also

References

Citations

  1. ^ Huss (1985), p. 565.
  2. ^ Lazenby, J.F, Hannibal's War, p. 95-96
  3. ^ a b William Smith, Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, Volumen 2

Bibliography

  • Huss, Werner (1985), Geschichte der Karthager, Munich: C.H. Beck,
    ISBN 9783406306549
    . (in German)

External links
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