Death of Hamilcar Barca
228 BCE* · Event
Hamilcar drowns or falls fighting the Oretani in Spain, after nine years of conquest; command passes to his son-in-law Hasdrubal.
On these timelines: Second Punic War, North Africa, Master, Spain, Roman History
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