Carthaginian campaigns in Hispania

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The Carthaginian campaigns in Hispania were a series of military and political operations led chiefly by the Barcid family to expand and consolidate Carthaginian power on the Iberian Peninsula in the decades before the Second Punic War.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Carthaginian military operation ⓘ
historical event ⓘ
military campaign ⓘ
capital Carthago Nova ⓘ
causeOf Siege of Saguntum ⓘ
outbreak of the Second Punic War ⓘ
commander Hamilcar Barca ⓘ
Hannibal (Carthaginian general) ⓘ
surface form: Hannibal Barca

Hasdrubal the Fair ⓘ
conflict Roman Republic ⓘ
country Carthage ⓘ
economicFocus control of silver mines ⓘ
control of trade routes ⓘ
endTime c. 218 BC ⓘ
established Carthago Nova ⓘ
follows First Punic War ⓘ
hasPart Hamilcar Barca’s campaigns in Hispania ⓘ
Hannibal’s early campaigns in Hispania ⓘ
Carthaginian campaigns in Hispania self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Hasdrubal the Fair’s campaigns in Hispania
involved Balearic slingers ⓘ
Celtiberia ⓘ
surface form: Celtiberians

Iberian tribes ⓘ
Libyan troops ⓘ
Numidian mercenaries ⓘ
Phoenician colonists ⓘ
Tartessians ⓘ
Turdetani ⓘ
languageOfRecord Punic ⓘ
ledBy Barcid family ⓘ
location Hispania (probable) ⓘ
surface form: Hispania

Iberian Peninsula ⓘ
mainObjective acquisition of silver and other resources ⓘ
creation of a power base independent of Carthaginian oligarchy ⓘ
expansion of Carthaginian power in Iberia ⓘ
rebuilding Carthaginian power after First Punic War ⓘ
militaryStrategy foundation of fortified bases ⓘ
recruitment of Iberian allies and mercenaries ⓘ
use of combined arms forces ⓘ
partOf Carthaginian campaigns in Hispania self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Carthaginian expansion

Carthaginian–Roman rivalry ⓘ
politicalAspect Barcid semi-autonomous rule in Iberia ⓘ
negotiation of treaties with local tribes ⓘ
preludeTo Second Punic War ⓘ
result Roman alliance with Saguntum ⓘ
Roman–Carthaginian treaty on the Ebro River ⓘ
establishment of a Carthaginian empire in southern and eastern Iberia ⓘ
increased tension with Rome ⓘ
startTime c. 237 BC ⓘ
timePeriod 3rd century BC ⓘ

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Referenced by (8)

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

Barca → associatedEvent → Carthaginian campaigns in Hispania ⓘ
Hamilcar Barca → notableWork → Carthaginian campaigns in Hispania ⓘ
this entity surface form: Carthaginian expansion in Iberia
Hasdrubal Barca → participatedIn → Carthaginian campaigns in Hispania ⓘ
this entity surface form: Carthaginian campaigns in Iberia
Hannibal's crossing of the Alps → precededBy → Carthaginian campaigns in Hispania ⓘ
this entity surface form: Hannibal's march through Iberia
Siege of Saguntum → partOfCampaign → Carthaginian campaigns in Hispania ⓘ
this entity surface form: Hannibal’s Iberian campaign
Carthaginian campaigns in Hispania → partOf → Carthaginian campaigns in Hispania self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Carthaginian expansion
Carthaginian campaigns in Hispania → hasPart → Carthaginian campaigns in Hispania self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Hasdrubal the Fair’s campaigns in Hispania
Battle of Baecula → theatre → Carthaginian campaigns in Hispania ⓘ
this entity surface form: Iberian theatre of the Second Punic War