Barqid family

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The Barqid family was a powerful Carthaginian noble house best known for producing the famed general Hannibal Barca and leading Carthage during the Punic Wars against Rome.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Carthaginian noble family
aristocratic house
allies Numidian factions opposed to Rome
various Iberian tribes
conflict First Punic War
Second Punic War
Third Punic War
country Carthage
ethnicGroup Punic (Carthaginian) people
surface form: Carthaginians
founder Hamilcar Barca
houseNameDerivedFrom Barca
knownFor expansion of Carthaginian power in Iberia
leadership of Carthage during the Punic Wars
military command against the Roman Republic
language Punic
legacy central to Roman and later historiography of the Punic Wars
meaningOfName Barca
surface form: Barca means "lightning" in Punic (traditional interpretation)
militaryInfluence commanded major Carthaginian armies and fleets
notableMember Hamilcar Barca
Hannibal (Carthaginian general)
surface form: Hannibal Barca

Hasdrubal Barca
Mago Barca
opponent Roman Republic
politicalInfluence dominated Carthaginian foreign policy during the Second Punic War
politicalRole leading war faction in Carthage
regionOfActivity Iberian Peninsula
North Africa
Western Mediterranean
religion Carthaginian religion
source Livy
Πολύβιος
surface form: Polybius
timePeriod 2nd century BC
3rd century BC

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Barca alternativeName Barqid family