Hamilcar Barca
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Hamilcar Barca was a prominent Carthaginian general and statesman who led Carthage in the First Punic War and expanded its power in Iberia, laying the foundations for his son Hannibal’s later campaigns against Rome.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Hamilcar Barca canonical | 27 |
| Hamilcar (Carthaginian commander) | 1 |
| Hamilcar Barca – general | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T549743 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hamilcar Barca Context triple: [Hannibal, father, Hamilcar Barca]
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Scipio Africanus
Scipio Africanus was a prominent Roman general and statesman best known for defeating Hannibal in the Second Punic War and securing Rome’s dominance in the western Mediterranean.
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B.
Hannibal (Carthaginian general)
Hannibal was a renowned Carthaginian military commander of the Second Punic War, best known for leading his army, including war elephants, across the Alps to fight the Roman Republic.
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Hannibal
Hannibal is a historic Mississippi River town in Missouri best known as the boyhood home of Mark Twain and the setting for many of his classic works.
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D.
Sicel
Sicel was an ancient Indo-European language once spoken by the Sicel people in eastern Sicily before the dominance of Latin and Greek in the region.
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E.
Genseric
Genseric was the powerful Vandal king who ruled North Africa in the 5th century and became infamous for leading the Vandals in the plundering of Rome in 455.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hamilcar Barca Target entity description: Hamilcar Barca was a prominent Carthaginian general and statesman who led Carthage in the First Punic War and expanded its power in Iberia, laying the foundations for his son Hannibal’s later campaigns against Rome.
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A.
Scipio Africanus
Scipio Africanus was a prominent Roman general and statesman best known for defeating Hannibal in the Second Punic War and securing Rome’s dominance in the western Mediterranean.
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B.
Hannibal (Carthaginian general)
Hannibal was a renowned Carthaginian military commander of the Second Punic War, best known for leading his army, including war elephants, across the Alps to fight the Roman Republic.
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C.
Hannibal
Hannibal is a historic Mississippi River town in Missouri best known as the boyhood home of Mark Twain and the setting for many of his classic works.
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D.
Sicel
Sicel was an ancient Indo-European language once spoken by the Sicel people in eastern Sicily before the dominance of Latin and Greek in the region.
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E.
Genseric
Genseric was the powerful Vandal king who ruled North Africa in the 5th century and became infamous for leading the Vandals in the plundering of Rome in 455.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Carthaginian general
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historical figure ⓘ military commander ⓘ statesman ⓘ |
| afterA |
First Punic War
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surface form:
First Punic War, helped rebuild Carthaginian power overseas
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| alliedWith | Iberian tribes ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | died in battle in Iberia ⓘ |
| citizenship | Carthage ⓘ |
| conflict |
First Punic War
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Iberian campaigns ⓘ Mercenary War ⓘ |
| countryOfService | Carthage ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | circa 228 BC ⓘ |
| era | 3rd century BC ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Carthaginian ⓘ |
| fatherOf |
Hannibal (Carthaginian general)
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surface form:
Hannibal Barca
Hasdrubal the Fair ⓘ Mago Barca ⓘ |
| inspired | Hannibal Barca’s anti-Roman policy ⓘ |
| knownFor |
expanding Carthaginian power in Iberia
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laying foundations for Hannibal’s campaigns against Rome ⓘ leading Carthaginian forces in Sicily during the First Punic War ⓘ suppressing the Mercenary War ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | Punic ⓘ |
| legacy |
established Barcid dominion in Iberia
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key architect of Carthage’s strategy against Rome ⓘ |
| memberOf | Barcid family ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Carthaginian army ⓘ |
| militaryRank | general ⓘ |
| militaryStrategy |
guerrilla warfare in Sicily
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use of mobile warfare against Rome ⓘ |
| notableCommander |
Hannibal (Carthaginian general)
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surface form:
Hannibal Barca
Hasdrubal the Fair ⓘ Mago Barca ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Carthaginian campaigns in Hispania
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surface form:
Carthaginian expansion in Iberia
leadership in the First Punic War ⓘ |
| occupation |
general
ⓘ
politician ⓘ |
| opponent |
Roman Republic
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Roman generals in Sicily ⓘ |
| partOf | Carthaginian leadership during the First Punic War ⓘ |
| placeOfBurial |
Iberian Peninsula
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surface form:
Iberia
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| placeOfDeath |
Iberian Peninsula
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surface form:
Iberia
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| positionHeld |
Carthaginian commander in Iberia
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Carthaginian commander in chief in Sicily ⓘ |
| religion |
Phoenician religion
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surface form:
Carthaginian religion
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| spouse | daughter of Hanno the Great ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Hamilcar Barca Description of subject: Hamilcar Barca was a prominent Carthaginian general and statesman who led Carthage in the First Punic War and expanded its power in Iberia, laying the foundations for his son Hannibal’s later campaigns against Rome.
Referenced by (29)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Hannibal
this entity surface form:
Hamilcar Barca – general
subject surface form:
Punic people
this entity surface form:
Hamilcar (Carthaginian commander)