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		Hamilcar Barca or Barcas (~270 – 228 BC) was a Carthaginian general and statesman, leader of the Barcid family, and father of Hannibal.
		By (219 BC) Saguntum was a large and commercially prosperous town, which sided with the local Greek colonists and Rome against Carthage, and drew Hannibal's first assault, his siege of Saguntum, the opening move of the Second Punic War.
		In 193 BC Scipio was one of the commissioners sent to Africa to settle a dispute between Massinissa and the Carthaginians, which the commission did not achieve.
	bobbymontgomeryhistory.blogspot.com /2006/09/chapter-23-ancient-history-terms_24.html (8833 words)

	Terracotta Army - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Construction of this mausoleum began in 246 BC and is believed to have taken 700,000 workers and craftsmen 38 years to complete.
		According to the Grand Historian Sima Qian, the First Emperor was buried alongside great amounts of treasure and objects of craftsmanship, as well as a scale replica of the universe complete with gemmed ceilings representing the cosmos, and flowing mercury representing the great earthly bodies of water.
		It is believed these weapons date to as early as 228 BC and may have been used in actual warfare.
	www.arikah.com /encyclopedia/Terracotta_Army (1487 words)

	Roman Timeline of the 3rd Century BC
		254 BC Birth of the Roman comedy playwright Plautus, in the town of Sarsina, Umbria, in Italy.
		239 BC Birth of the writer Quintus Ennius, born at the town of Rudiae in Calabria.
		212 BC The introduction of a new coinage to Rome, the denarius.
	www.unrv.com /empire/roman-timeline-3rd-century.php (1273 words)

	Spain - MSN Encarta
		In 228 bc Cartagena (ancient Carthago Novo) was founded in southeastern Spain to serve as the capital of Carthage’s Iberian domains.
		The Carthaginian general Hamilcar Barca conquered southern and eastern Spain from 237 to 228 bc and founded a colony at Barcelona.
		In 219 bc Barca’s son, the Carthaginian general Hannibal, seized the Greek colony of Saguntum, violating an agreement with Rome regarding the limits of Carthage’s expansion on the Iberian Peninsula.
	encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761575057_9/Spain.html (1720 words)

	The Qin Dynasty On-line Source Book
		c.261 BC Lu Buwei, a merchant from Zhao, befriends Prince Zichu, future king of Qin and father of the First Emperor, while the latter was a hostage in Han Dan, capital of the state of Zhao.
		257 BC The Qin army is forced to raise the seige of Handan, capital of the state of Zhao in the Hebei region.
		249 BC The petty realm of Eastern Zhou in the Henan region is annexed, marking the end of the Zhou Dynasty.
	www.geocities.com /Athens/Academy/7547/chrono.html (725 words)

	Mercenaries - WCD (Wiki Classical Dictionary) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The pay of a mercenary was round the end of the fifth and the beginning of the fourth century BC was at least 5 oboles for a hoplite.
		We know that the alliance of Chalcidic poleis against Olynthus in 382 BC decided that a citizen could be excused as hoplite for 3 Aeginetic oboles (= 4 Attic oboles) and as cavalryman for 12 oboles.
		For example: in 234/233 BC and 229/228 BC Miletus admited mercanaries as new citizens of the polis.
	www.ancientlibrary.com /wcd/Mercenaries (584 words)

	Hasdrubal
		After Hamilcar's death (228 BC) Hasdrubal, who succeeded him in the command, extended the newly acquired empire by skilful diplomacy, and consolidated it by the foundation of Carthago Nova (Cartagena) as the capital of the new province, and by a treaty with Rome which fixed the Ebro as the boundary between the two powers.
		He had on the whole the worst of the conflict, and a defeat in 216 BC prevented him from joining Hannibal in Italy at a critical moment; but in 212 BC he completely routed his opponents, both the Scipios being killed.
		He was subsequently outgeneralled by Scipio Africanus Major, who in 209 BC captured Carthago Nova and gained other advantages.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/ha/Hasdrubal.html (308 words)

	Sierra: Empire Earth - Epochs: Bronze Age
		Later, in Greece, the role of the supernatural in medicine was downplayed until, by the time of Hippocrates in the 5th century BC, disease was regarded as a bodily affliction with natural causes.
		Around 300 BC, the Greeks established a medical school in Alexandria, which continued to be a center of learning throughout the Roman era.
		Alexander was born in 356 BC to King Philip II of Macedon.
	www.empireearth2.com /epochs04_bronze.jsp (1190 words)

	Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for Hamilcar
		He fought under his father-in-law, Hamilcar Barca, in Africa and in Spain, where he succeeded (229 or 228 BC) Hamilcar as general.
		BC Here in 480 BC (a traditional date) forces led by Gelon routed the Carthaginians led by Hamilcar.
		Carthage, ancient city, on the northern shore of Africa, on a peninsula in the Bay of Tunis and near modern Tunis.
	www.encyclopedia.com /SearchResults.aspx?Q=Hamilcar (526 words)

	Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for Punic
		He succeeded (c.207 BC) his father as king of E Numidia.
		It was part of the Carthaginian empire until Masinissa, ruler of E Numidia, allied himself (c.206 BC) with Rome in the Punic Wars.
		Although knowledge of him is based primarily on the reports of his enemies, Hannibal appears to have been both just and merciful.
	www.encyclopedia.com /SearchResults.aspx?Q=Punic (605 words)

	Hamilcar
		Hamilcar Barca, or Barcas (Hebrew barak, lightning), Carthaginian general and statesman, father of Hannibal, was born soon after 270 BC.
		After recruiting and training a new army in some Numidian forays he led on his own responsibility an expedition into Spain, where he hoped to gain a new empire to compensate Carthage for the loss of Sicily and Sardinia, and to serve as a basis for a campaign of vengeance against the Romans (236).
		Hamilcar stood out far above the Carthaginians of his age in military and diplomatic skill and in strength of patriotism; in these qualities he was surpassed only by his son Hannibal, whom he had imbued with his own deep hatred of Rome and trained to be his successor in the conflict.
	www.nndb.com /people/943/000101640 (429 words)

	Lords of the Earth (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		In July of 230 BC rumors ran rampant through his troops that he no longer had the funds to pay them for their service and that the great Qin army backed by the Yan forces would soon arrive.
		In the winter between 228 and 229 BC he grew ill and died before the waters warmed in 228 BC.
		In 228 BC he died in New Castille, but he had managed to arrange for troops to be sent to aid Leon should the need ever arise.
	www.throneworld.com /lords/lote47/Newsfaxes/L47_Turn_7.htm (9030 words)

	Phoenician Colonies
		The Mediterranean and North African coast (with the exception of Cyrenaica) entered the mainstream of Mediterranean history with the arrival in the 1st millennium BC of Phoenician traders, mainly from Tyre and Sidon in the eastern Mediterranean.
		It is likely that the expansion of the Phoenicians at the beginning of the 1st millennium BC is to be connected with the alliance of Hiram of Tyre with Solomon of Israel in the second half of the 10th century BC.
		From the middle of the 3rd century to the middle of the 2nd century BC, Carthage was engaged in a series of wars with Rome called the Punic Wars.
	phoenicia.org /colonies.html (2307 words)

	Fabius Maximus - Military History Wiki
		He was consul five times (233 BC, 228 BC, 215 BC, 214 BC and 208 BC) and was twice dictator, 221?–219 BC, and 217 BC.
		He served twice as consul and censor and in 218 BC he took part in the embassy to Carthage.
		The Roman Senate]] named him dictator in 217 BC after the disaster at the Battle of Lake Trasimene in June of that year; this was unusual, as dictators were usually elected by the consuls.
	www.militaryhistorywiki.org /index.php?title=Fabius_Maximus&redirect=no (715 words)

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	TIMELINE 3rd MILLENIUM B.C. page of ULTIMATE SCIENCE FICTION WEB GUIDE
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		Her form was matchless in symmetry, so that her every gesture, in the saddle or on the throne, was womanly, dignified, and graceful, while each dress she wore, from royal robe and jeweled tiara to steel breast-plate and golden headpiece, seemed that in which she looked her best.
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	232 BC
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		King Agron dies, and the throne of Illyria is occupied by his wife Queen Teuta (Tefta), "the Catherine the Great of Illyria", who expels the Greeks from the Albanian coast and then launches pirate ships into the Ionian Sea, preying on Roman shipping.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/23/232_BC.html (131 words)

	228 BC - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
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		228 BC, Events, By place, Rome, Carthage, Births, Deaths and 228 BC.
	www.arikah.com /encyclopedia/228_BC (121 words)

	228 BC
		228 BC Centuries: 4th century BC - 3rd century BC - 2nd century BC
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		Wapipedia > Index > 2 > 22 > 228 BC
	www.wapipedia.org /wikipedia/mobiletopic.aspx?cur_title=228_BC (119 words)

	Definition of Zhao (state)
		Zhao demonstrated its enhanced military prowess by conquering the ethnic State of Zhongshan in 295 BC after a prolonged war, and annexing territory from its neighbors Wei, Yan and Qin.
		An alliance with Wei begun in 287 BC against Qin ended in defeat at Huayang in 273 BC.
		In 229 BC, invasions led by the Qin general Wang Jian were opposed by Li Mu and his subordinate officer Sima Xiang until 228 BC.
	www.wordiq.com /definition/Zhao_%28state%29 (501 words)

	Kings Of Sparta
		Ariston 550 - 515 BC Demaratus 515 - 491 BC.
		Sparta was a republic from 221 to 219 BC.
		Nabis (an usurper) 200 - 192 BC The Achaean League annexed Sparta in 192 BC.
	www.mlahanas.de /Greeks/History/KingsOfSparta.html (493 words)

	Marmaris History Turkey
		Marmaris history (Physkos) was first a Carian city dating back to 3400 BC, Carians who used Marmaris as a military base, reached their zenith at the antique city-centers of Mylassa (Milas), Halicarnassus (Bodrum), Chidus (Datca) and Caunos (Dalyan).
		Carian civilization was succeeded by the Egyptian, Austrian-Eolian (1224 BC), lonian (1044 BC) Dorian (1000 BC), Persian (546 BC), Maedonian (334 BC) civilizations and later came under rule of the Pergamon Kingdom, the Roman (228 BC).
		It was invaded by the Islamic Arabs, the Byzantines, and was captured by Menteseogullari in 1284 and the Ottomans in 1332.
	www.gofethiye.com /turkiye/marmarishistory.asp (164 words)

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		In 241 BC the last 2 rural tribes were created to incorporate the Picentes and Sabines.
		Who was the tribune of the plebs in 232 BC who proposed that the Ager Gallicus taken from the Senones be divided into small allotments for poor citizens?
		As praetor in 227 BC, Gaius Flaminius was the first annual governor of Sicily (OCD, p.
	www.speakeasy.org /~bwduncan/cary12.txt (1502 words)

	Handan, China
		There are records of it having been a rich settlement in the Spring and Autumn periods (770-476 BC).
		In the time of the Warring Kingdoms (476-221 BC it was the capital of the Zhao kingdom from 386 to 228 BC and was then destroyed by the armies of the Qin kingdom (221-206 BC).
		During the Eastern Han era (206 BC-AD 24) Handan was rebuilt and became one of the five largest Chinese states.
	www.planetware.com /china/handan-chn-he-h.htm (185 words)

	Hannibal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		This coin represents the traditional type of Tarentum, first issued in the middle of the fifth century BC, but discontinued in 228 BC under Roman domination.
		In 219 BC, Hannibal deliberately provoked Rome by capturing Saguntum in Spain, precipitating the Second Punic War (218-201 BC).
		Hannibal finally returned to the Carthaginian homeland of North Africa in 203 BC after it was invaded by Scipio Africanus Major.
	members.aol.com /DKaplan888/hann.htm (316 words)

	Hamilcar Barca Summary
		Hamilcar Barca was a daring, intelligent young man. He was appointed commander in chief in Sicily in 247 B.C., when, after 18 years of fighting, the Carthaginian forces were at their lowest.
		Hamilcar Barca or Barcas (about 270 – 228 BC) was a Carthaginian general and statesman, leader of the Barcid family, and father of Hannibal.
		In 244 BC he transferred his army to a similar position on the slopes of Mt. Eryx (Monte San Giuliano), from which he was able to lend support to the besieged garrison in the neighbouring town of Drepanum (Trapani).
	www.bookrags.com /Hamilcar_Barca (1300 words)

	Archaeology Wordsmith (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		DEFINITION: The capital of the Eastern Chou (Zhou) state of Chao from 386-228 BC.
		The area was already settled in Shang times (c 1766-1122 BC) and first mentioned in about 500 BC, but became a center of trade and famed for luxury and elegance as the capital.
		In 228 it was attacked and taken by the armies of the Ch'in Dynasty (221-206 BC) and became a commandery.
	www.reference-wordsmith.com /cgi-bin/lookup.cgi?category=&where=headword&terms=Handan (129 words)

	228_BC (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		228 BC Rome Rome Roman Republic invades Illyria by sea - & subsequently crushed all opposition.
		228 BC Carthage Carthage Modern city 0f Cartagena - Spain founded as Carthago Nova by Carthaginians.
		228 BC has been updated in our database.
	www.nukeit.info /228_BC (420 words)

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