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233: 113:, apparently with the view to cutting off the supplies of the Roman garrison in that town. As the presence of his force only increased the scarcity under which the Tarentines themselves suffered, they were obliged to dismiss him. 265: 247: 109:, Bomilcar again sailed to Carthage with the news and returned with 130 ships, but was prevented by Marcellus from reaching Syracuse. He then proceeded to 270: 219: 83:, then besieged by the Romans. Finding himself unable to cope with the superior fleet of the enemy, he withdrew to North Africa. 94:
and carried to Carthage the news of the perilous state of the city, all of which—except Achradina—was in the possession of
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Liv. xxv. 27, xxvi. 20; comp. Polyb. Spicil. Rel. ix. 1; Schweig. ad loc. (cited by Smith)
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He was the commander of the Carthaginian supplies which were voted to Hannibal after the
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of the Carthaginian land-forces under Hippocrates and
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98:. He returned within a few days with 100 ships. 266:Carthaginian commanders of the Second Punic War 101:In the same year, following the destruction by 75:of silver, grain, and other provisions. In 214 8: 79:BC, he was sent with 55 ships to the aid of 63:in the ensuing year. They amounted to 4,000 16:Carthaginian leader in the Second Punic War 145: 7: 168:Liv. xxiii. 13, 41. (cited by Smith) 152: 27: 14: 59:BC) and with which he arrived in 231: 177:Liv. xxiv. 36. (cited by Smith) 186:Liv. xxv. 25. (cited by Smith) 90:BC, he escaped the harbour at 1: 271:3rd-century BC Punic people 287: 245:, ed. (1870). "Bomilcar". 211:Geschichte der Karthager 125:in Carthaginian history 214:, Munich: C.H. Beck, 208:Huss, Werner (1985), 131:, the Canaanite deity 40:commander in the 278: 252: 235: 234: 228: 224: 196: 193: 187: 184: 178: 175: 169: 166: 160: 150: 89: 78: 65:Numidian cavalry 58: 53:Battle of Cannae 47: 42:Second Punic War 35: 34: 29: 286: 285: 281: 280: 279: 277: 276: 275: 256: 255: 241: 232: 226: 222: 207: 204: 199: 194: 190: 185: 181: 176: 172: 167: 163: 151: 147: 143: 138: 123:Other Bomilcars 119: 87: 76: 71:, 500 or 1,000 56: 45: 32: 31: 17: 12: 11: 5: 284: 282: 274: 273: 268: 258: 257: 254: 253: 243:Smith, William 229: 220: 203: 200: 198: 197: 188: 179: 170: 161: 144: 142: 139: 137: 134: 133: 132: 126: 118: 115: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 283: 272: 269: 267: 264: 263: 261: 250: 249: 244: 239: 238:public domain 230: 223: 221:9783406306549 217: 213: 212: 206: 205: 201: 192: 189: 183: 180: 174: 171: 165: 162: 158: 154: 149: 146: 140: 135: 130: 127: 124: 121: 120: 116: 114: 112: 108: 104: 99: 97: 93: 84: 82: 74: 70: 69:war elephants 66: 62: 54: 49: 43: 39: 25: 21: 246: 210: 202:Bibliography 191: 182: 173: 164: 148: 100: 85: 50: 38:Carthaginian 19: 18: 227:(in German) 153:Huss (1985) 260:Categories 155:, p.  136:References 103:pestilence 141:Citations 96:Marcellus 117:See also 111:Tarentum 92:Syracuse 81:Syracuse 44:(218–201 36:) was a 20:Bomilcar 240::  129:Melqart 107:Himilco 73:talents 33:BDMLQRT 218:  88:  86:In 212 77:  57:  46:  67:, 40 61:Italy 48:BC). 24:Punic 216:ISBN 55:(216 157:561 262:: 225:. 30:, 26:: 251:. 159:. 22:(

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Punic
Carthaginian
Second Punic War
Battle of Cannae
Italy
Numidian cavalry
war elephants
talents
Syracuse
Syracuse
Marcellus
pestilence
Himilco
Tarentum
Other Bomilcars
Melqart
Huss (1985)
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Geschichte der Karthager
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Smith, William
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Carthaginian commanders of the Second Punic War
3rd-century BC Punic people

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