Bomilcar (3rd century BC)
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Bomilcar (3rd century BC)
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Bomilcar was a Carthaginian commander in the Second Punic War (218–201 BC). He was the commander of the Carthaginian supplies which were voted to Hannibal after the Battle of Cannae (216 BC) and with which he arrived in Italy in the ensuing year. They amounted to 4,000 Numidian cavalry, 40 war elephants, 500 or 1,000 talents of silver, grain, and other provisions. In 214 BC, he was sent with 55 ships to the aid of Syracuse, then besieged by the Romans. Finding himself unable to cope with the sup
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Carthaginian leader in the Second Punic War
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2024-02-27T20:32:21Z
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