{"slug": "hasdrubal-barca", "label": "Hasdrubal Barca", "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hasdrubal_Barca", "wikidata": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q311702", "qid": "Q311702", "description": "Carthaginian general", "entries": 9, "years": 7, "span": [-244, -206], "span_label": ["245 BCE", "207 BCE"], "topics": [{"title": "Conflict & Security", "count": 5}, {"title": "Deaths", "count": 2}, {"title": "Births", "count": 1}, {"title": "Exploration & Expansion", "count": 1}], "related": [{"slug": "carthage", "label": "Carthage", "shared": 4}, {"slug": "roman-republic", "label": "Roman Republic", "shared": 4}, {"slug": "hannibal", "label": "Hannibal", "shared": 3}, {"slug": "spain", "label": "Spain", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "numidia", "label": "Numidia", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "gnaeus-cornelius-scipio-calvus", "label": "Gnaeus Cornelius Scipio Calvus", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "publius-cornelius-scipio-consul-218-bc", "label": "Publius Cornelius Scipio (consul 218 BC)", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "second-punic-war", "label": "Second Punic War", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "cartagena-spain", "label": "Cartagena, Spain", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "guadalquivir", "label": "Guadalquivir", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "italy", "label": "Italy", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "pyrenees", "label": "Pyrenees", "shared": 1}], "items": [{"year": -244, "year_label": "245 BCE", "section": "Births", "date": null, "text": "Hasdrubal Barca, Carthaginian general and Younger brother of Hannibal (d. 207 BC)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1354172724#Births", "title": "245 BC", "revid": 1354172724, "section": "Births"}}, {"year": -215, "year_label": "216 BCE", "section": "Exploration & Expansion", "date": null, "text": "Hasdrubal is ordered by the Carthaginian government to march to Italy.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1336012311#Spain", "title": "216 BC", "revid": 1336012311, "section": "Events › By place › Spain"}}, {"year": -214, "year_label": "215 BCE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "The Carthaginian general, Hannibal, is denied any reinforcements from Spain for his forces now based in Italy by the activities of the Roman general Publius Cornelius Scipio and his brother Gnaeus Cornelius Scipio Calvus, who, in a battle at Dertosa near the Ebro River effectively stop the Carthaginian general, Hasdrubal's attempt to break through to Italy.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1337286145#Spain", "title": "215 BC", "revid": 1337286145, "section": "Events › By place › Spain"}}, {"year": -211, "year_label": "212 BCE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "Syphax, king of the western Numidian tribe, the Masaesyli, concludes an alliance with the Romans and they send military advisers to help Syphax train his soldiers. He then attacks the eastern Numidians (the Massylii) ruled by Gala, who is an ally of the Carthaginians. The Carthaginian general Hasdrubal travels to northern Africa from Spain to stamp out the uprising by the Numidians.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1325637712#Carthage", "title": "212 BC", "revid": 1325637712, "section": "Events › By place › Carthage"}}, {"year": -210, "year_label": "211 BCE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "The Carthaginian general Hasdrubal Barca returns to Spain after his victory over the rebellious Numidians. He then manages to turn the tide against the Romans in Spain, with the Roman generals Publius Cornelius Scipio and his brother Gnaeus Cornelius Scipio Calvus killed in separate battles—Publius on the upper Baetis (Guadalquivir) and Gnaeus in the hinterland of Carthago Nova (Cartagena). The Carthaginians recover all their territory south of the Ebro.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1325637763#Carthage", "title": "211 BC", "revid": 1325637763, "section": "Events › By place › Carthage"}}, {"year": -207, "year_label": "208 BCE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "The Romans under Publius Cornelius Scipio defeat the Carthaginians under their commander Hasdrubal Barca at Baecula (Bailen) in Baetica. As a result, Hasdrubal Barca decides to cross the Pyrenees with his remaining troops into Transalpine Gaul, with the intention of joining his brother Hannibal in Italy.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1364334903#Roman_Republic", "title": "208 BC", "revid": 1364334903, "section": "Events › By place › Roman Republic"}}, {"year": -206, "year_label": "207 BCE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "The Battle of the Metaurus, fought near the Metaurus River in Umbria, is a pivotal battle during the Second Punic War between Rome and Carthage. The Carthaginians are led by Hannibal's brother Hasdrubal Barca, and the Roman armies are led by the consuls Marcus Livius Salinator and Gaius Claudius Nero. The Carthaginian army is defeated by the Romans and Hasdrubal is killed in the battle. This major loss by the Carthaginians ends Hannibal's hopes of success in Italy.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1213018864#Roman_Republic", "title": "207 BC", "revid": 1213018864, "section": "Events › By place › Roman Republic"}}, {"year": -206, "year_label": "207 BCE", "section": "Deaths", "date": null, "text": "Hasdrubal Barca, Carthaginian general who has unsuccessfully attempted to sustain Carthage's military ascendancy on the Spanish peninsula in the face of Roman attacks (b. 245 BC)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1213018864#Deaths", "title": "207 BC", "revid": 1213018864, "section": "Deaths"}}, {"year": -206, "year_label": "207 BCE", "section": "Deaths", "date": "June 22", "text": "June 22 – Hasdrubal Barca, Carthaginian general in the Second Punic War (b. 245 BC)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1213018864#Deaths", "title": "207 BC", "revid": 1213018864, "section": "Deaths"}}]}