Hamilcar Barcas

Japanese: ハミルカル･バルカス（英語表記）Hamilcar Barcas

290 BCE - 229 BCE
Carthaginian politician and general. Father of Hannibal. Barcas means "thunderbolt." At the end of the First Punic War, he led a fleet to attack the southern coast of Italy, and after harassing the Roman army with guerilla warfare in Sicily, he played an active role in peace negotiations with Rome. After the war, he suppressed a mercenary rebellion, but in 237 BC, he led his troops to Spain, conquered southern Spain, and established the foundation for the Barcasid family's rule. It is unclear whether he intended to wage a war of revenge against Rome. However, it is certain that the indirect cause of the conflict between Rome and Carthage was the Barcasid family's rule of Spain.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

前290ころ‐前229
カルタゴの政治家，将軍。ハンニバルの父。バルカスとは〈雷電〉の意。第1次ポエニ戦争末期に艦隊を率いてイタリア南岸を襲い，シチリアでゲリラ戦を展開してローマ軍を悩ませた後，ローマとの和平交渉に活躍。戦後は傭兵の反乱を抑えたが，前237年，兵を率いてスペインに渡り，南スペインを制圧してバルカス家支配の基礎を築いた。ローマへの復讐戦の意図は不明。ただしローマ，カルタゴ衝突の遠因がバルカス家のスペイン支配にあったことは確かであろう。

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