Hamilcar

…And it's a name that has been given to the city's greatest general, who's a man called Hamilcar.…

…The boy is named Hannibal, meaning favored by Baal. His people certainly hope that is true. The adults around him nod gravely. It was well done. He's only nine, but Hannibal already shows promise. The son of Hamilcar, Carthage's greatest general, the boy has shown alertness, skill, and intelligence in his short life. Could this really be the boy to restore…

…So to quote Cornelius Nepos, who was writing a couple of centuries afterwards, looking back at this time, he wrote about Hamilcar, wherever he had personal command, he would never yield to the enemy nor give them opportunity to inflict damage on his forces. Quite the opposite indeed, for he would often go on the offensive should the opportunity present itse…