Carthaginian army

E195454

ancient army military organization

The Carthaginian army was the military force of the ancient city-state of Carthage, renowned for its diverse mercenary troops and brilliant commanders like Hannibal during the Punic Wars against Rome.

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
Carthaginian army canonical	9
Carthaginian forces	2
Carthaginian army in Italy	1
Carthaginian army under Mago Barca	1
Carthaginian cavalry	1
Carthaginian infantry	1
Carthaginian military	1

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ancient army ⓘ military organization ⓘ
activeInPeriod	2nd century BC ⓘ 3rd century BC ⓘ 9th century BC ⓘ
commandStructure	general ⓘ subordinate officers ⓘ
country	Carthage ⓘ
engagedInConflict	First Punic War ⓘ Mercenary War ⓘ Second Punic War ⓘ Greco-Punic wars ⓘ surface form: Sicilian Wars Third Punic War ⓘ
fate	disbanded after destruction of Carthage in 146 BC ⓘ
languageOfCommand	Punic (Carthaginian) people ⓘ surface form: Punic
notableBattle	Siege of Agrigentum ⓘ surface form: Battle of Agrigentum Battle of Cannae ⓘ Battle of Ecnomus ⓘ Battle of Lake Trasimene ⓘ Battle of Trebia ⓘ Battle of Zama ⓘ
notableCommander	Hamilcar Barca ⓘ Hannibal (Carthaginian general) ⓘ surface form: Hannibal Barca Hanno the Great ⓘ Hasdrubal Barca ⓘ Mago Barca ⓘ
operatedBy	Carthaginian Empire ⓘ surface form: Carthaginian state
opponent	Greek city-states in Sicily ⓘ Roman Republic ⓘ surface form: Republic of Rome Roman army ⓘ
partOf	Carthaginian army self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Carthaginian military
recruitedFromRegion	Balearic Islands ⓘ Gaul ⓘ Iberian Peninsula ⓘ surface form: Iberia Italy ⓘ North Africa ⓘ Numidia ⓘ Sardinia ⓘ Sicily ⓘ
recruitmentType	allied contingents ⓘ citizen levy ⓘ mercenary ⓘ
tacticalDoctrine	emphasis on maneuver and encirclement ⓘ extensive use of mercenary forces ⓘ
usedBy	Carthage ⓘ
usedUnitType	cavalry ⓘ infantry ⓘ naval marines ⓘ skirmishers ⓘ slingers ⓘ war elephants ⓘ

Referenced by (16)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Battle of Cannae → combatant → Carthaginian army ⓘ

Battle of Trebia → combatant → Carthaginian army ⓘ

Battle of Trebia → hasParticipant → Carthaginian army ⓘ

this entity surface form: Carthaginian infantry

Hasdrubal Barca → commanded → Carthaginian army ⓘ

this entity surface form: Carthaginian army in Italy

Battle of Lake Trasimene → involvedForce → Carthaginian army ⓘ

Mago Barca → militaryBranch → Carthaginian army ⓘ

Battle of the Ticinus → primaryForces → Carthaginian army ⓘ

this entity surface form: Carthaginian cavalry

Battle of the Great Plains → combatant2 → Carthaginian army ⓘ

Hannibal's crossing of the Alps → hasParticipant → Carthaginian army ⓘ

Numidian cavalry → usedBy → Carthaginian army ⓘ

Carthaginian army → partOf → Carthaginian army self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Carthaginian military

Battle of Ilipa → hasParticipant → Carthaginian army ⓘ

Hannibal (temporarily influenced region) → controlledBy → Carthaginian army ⓘ

this entity surface form: Carthaginian forces

Theron of Akragas → opponent → Carthaginian army ⓘ

this entity surface form: Carthaginian forces

Hamilcar I of Carthage → militaryBranch → Carthaginian army ⓘ

Battle of Insubria → involvedForce → Carthaginian army ⓘ

this entity surface form: Carthaginian army under Mago Barca