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	Mago Barca - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Mago Barca (also spelled Magon) (243 BC - 203 BC), was a member of the Barcid family, and played a major role in the Second Punic War leading forces of Carthage against the Roman Republic.
		Mago has been largely eclipsed by his elder brothers, the famous Hannibal, and to a less extent his brother Hasdrubal as well, nevertheless he also was a great general.
		The Barca brothers, aided by Hasdrubal Gisco battled the Romans under the command of the brothers Scipio throughout 215-212 BC.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Magon_Barca (613 words)

	Mago - LoveToKnow 1911
		Mago remained in Spain with Hasdrubal, the son of Gisco.
		In 207 he was defeated by M. Junius Silanus, and in 206 the combined forces of Mago and Hasdrubal were scattered by Scipio Africanus in the decisive battle of Silpia.
		Mago maintained himself for some time in Gades, but afterwards received orders to carry the war into Liguria.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /Mago (322 words)

	Wikipedia: Mago
		Mago Barca (also spelled Magon) (243 BC - 203 BC), brother of the Carthaginian General Hannibal, he played a major role in the Second Punic War against Rome.
		Mago fought with Hannibal in the early Italian campaigns, and played a key role in major battles.
		Soon afterwards, along with Hamilcar, another brother, Mago moved on to command the Carthaginian forces in Spain.
	www.factbook.org /wikipedia/en/m/ma/mago.html (151 words)

	Mago Barca
		Mago was the youngest son of Hannibal Barca, and a brother of Hannibal and Hasdrubal.
		Hasdrubal Barca was in Central Spain; Hasdrubal, son of Gesco, near the mouth of the river Tagus; and Mago near Gibraltar.
		In 208, Hasdrubal Barca was defeated by Scipio, and although the Carthaginian commander was able to regroup his army, cross the Pyrenees and invade Italy, Spain was forever lost.
	www.livius.org /maa-mam/mago/mago.html (612 words)

	Carthage (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The primary enemy of Syracuse, however, remained untouched, and in 405 BC Hannibal Mago led a second Carthaginian expedition to claim the entirety of the island.
		During the Siege of Agrigentum, the Carthaginian forces were ravaged by plague and Hannibal Mago died of it.
		Although Hannibal Mago's successor, Himilco, successfully extended the campaign by breaking a Greek siege, capturing the city of Gela, and repeatedly defeating the army of Dionysius, the new Tyrant of Syracuse, Himilco too was weakened by the plague and forced to sue for peace before returning to Carthage.
	bopedia.com /en/wikipedia/c/ca/carthage.html (1863 words)

	Conquest of Hispania/Translation - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		In 217 BCE, Gnaeus' fleet vanquished Hasdrubal Barca's on the mouths of the Ebro.
		The Carthaginian Forces were structured into 3 armies, commanded respectively by Hasdrubal Barca, Mago Barca, and Hasdrubal Gisco, the last son of the Carthaginian commander Hannibal Gisco, killed in the First Punic War.
		Upon his arrival, the three Carthaginian armies found themselves in this situation: Hasdrubal Barca's army was in the area around the origin of the Tajo; the army of Hasdrubal, son of Gisco was situated in Lusitania, near modern Lisboa; and Mago's army was in the area near the Strait of Gibraltar.
	tramadol.tfres.net /wiki/Conquest_of_Hispania (4581 words)

	Vintage Catalog \| Pride of Carthage by David Anthony Durham
		Mago pushed past the messenger and jogged toward him, arms upraised for the greeting he expected.
		It was Hasdrubal, the third of the Barca sons.
		Mago still could not see his eldest brother's face, but Hasdrubal nodded at Mago and whispered something that he did not catch.
	www.randomhouse.com /vintage/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=0385722494&view=excerpt (2418 words)

	Hamilcar Barca
		Hamilcar Barca rose to fame during the final years of the First Punic War, which the Romans and Carthaginians had started in 264 but had ended in a stalemate.
		Now, Hamilcar Barca was appointed as second general, and he had more success, defeated the mercenaries at the Bagradas river, and pursued Spendius.
		When he died in 221, Hamilcar's son Hannibal Barca was appointed as general of the Spanish army.
	www.livius.org /ha-hd/hamilcar/hamilcar2.html (1400 words)

	Mago - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Mago Barca, a Carthaginian general, brother of Hannibal
		Mago (agricultural writer), a Carthaginian quoted and drawn on by Columella
		This is a disambiguation page: a list of articles associated with the same title.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mago (101 words)

	Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus (236-184)
		Unnerved by the slaughter, and realizing that the city was lost, Mago surrendered, whereupon Scipio gave the signal for the massacre to end.
		It is noteworthy that, while the massacre of a city's population upon capture was normal in ancient times, the Romans were the only ones to use it in such a systematic, cold-blooded fashion to break the will to resist of the conquored city.
		Mago Barca, the last Carthaginian general in Spain, received orders from Carthage to sail for Italy.
	www.geocities.com /Athens/Acropolis/2100/scipio/spain.html (3596 words)

	Books At Transworld - Book extract from Pride Of Carthage
		There was something in his appearance that surprised Mago, though it was not a difference in his actual physique.
		He paced the floor before the envoy, glancing at various objects around the stable: the dirt floor, the wood of the stalls, the insignia on the shield of one of the Sacred Band.
		Mago recognized the smell of him, a scent that was stale and sharp and yet sweet all at once.
	www.booksattransworld.co.uk /catalog/extract.htm?command=search&db=twmain.txt&eqisbndata=0385604637 (4171 words)

	Characters
		A Carthaginian senator, chief ally of Hamilcar Barca and of Hannibal.
		(15) I depict Mago as a short man who’s a little slow on the uptake, though he turns out to be a good soldier.
		Mago was short, beardless, with piercing fl eyes in a round face.
	againstrome.com /characters.htm (4755 words)

	Mago (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Soon afterwards along with Hamilcar another brother Mago moved on to the Carthaginian forces in Spain.
		Wounded in a battle in Cisalpine Gaul he was recalled back to Carthage with Hannibal to aid in its defence.
		Mago is also the name of a in Russia.
	www.freeglossary.com /Mago_Barca (362 words)

	Carthage (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		He was successful in capturing the cities of Selinunte the ancient Selinus and Himera before triumphantly to Carthage with the spoils of The primary enemy of Syracuse however remained and in 405 BC Hannibal Mago led a second Carthaginian to claim the entirety of the island.
		During the Siege of Agrigentum the Carthaginian forces were ravaged by and Hannibal Mago died of it.
		Although Mago's successor Himilco successfully extended the campaign breaking a Greek siege capturing the city Gela and repeatedly defeating the army of Dionysius the new Tyrant of Syracuse he was weakened by the plague and forced sue for peace before returning to Carthage.
	www.freeglossary.com /Carthage (2480 words)

	Hannibal 2
		Hannibal, came from a rich, famous and influential family of Barca's, was son of the great Carthaginian general Hamilcar Barca.
		Hannibal had a typically big family: both parents, two brothers, Hasdrubal II and Mago; adopted brother-in-law Hasdrubal and a younger sister.
		Mago Barca, younger brother of Hannibal, boasted of having crossed this desert three times without a drop to drink (CharlesPicard, "Daily Life" 130).
	members.tripod.com /Renegade50_2/hannibal2.html (907 words)

	Carthage - Military History Wiki
		Although, in that year, the Iberian colonies seceded—cutting off Carthage's major supply of silver and copper—Hannibal Mago, the grandson of Hamilcar, began preparations to reclaim Sicily, while expeditions were also led into Morocco and Senegal, and also into the Atlantic.
		During the siege of Agrigentum, the Carthaginian forces were ravaged by plague, Hannibal Mago himself succumbing to it.
		Although his successor, Himilco, successfully extended the campaign by breaking a Greek siege, capturing the city of Gela and repeatedly defeating the army of Dionysius, the new tyrant of Syracuse, he, too, was weakened by the plague and forced to sue for peace before returning to Carthage.
	www.militaryhistorywiki.org /index.php?title=Carthage&redirect=no (2929 words)

	Carthage from the Phoenician Phoenician Kart Hadasht the New City...
		The primary enemy of Syracuse, however, remained untouched, and in 405 BC 405 BC Hannibal Mago led a second Carthaginian expedition to claim the entirety of the island.
		During the Siege of Agrigentum Agrigentum, the Carthaginian forces were ravaged by plague and Hannibal Mago died of it.
		Although Hannibal Mago's successor, Himilco Himilco, successfully extended the campaign by breaking a Greek siege, capturing the city of Gela Gela, and repeatedly defeating the army of Dionysius Dionysius, the new Tyrant of Syracuse, he, too, was weakened by the plague and forced to sue for peace before returning to Carthage.
	www.biodatabase.de /Carthage (2519 words)

	HANNIBAL : Encyclopedia Entry
		Hannibal Barca ("mercy of Baal") was the son of Hamilcar Barca.
		It should be noted that Barca was an epithet, meaning "lightning" and not a surname.
		With the failure of his brother Mago Barca in Liguria (205 BC-203 BC) and of his own negotiations with Philip of Macedon, the last hope of recovering his ascendancy in Italy was lost.
	www.bibleocean.com /OmniDefinition/Hannibal (6849 words)

	Amazon.ca: Editorial Reviews Books: Pride of Carthage: a Novel of Hannibal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Fresh off a victory in Arbocala, Hannibal Barca, the great Carthaginian warrior, has set his sights on Saguntum, an ally of the growing Roman Empire.
		Aided by his brothers, envious Hanno, pleasure-loving Hasdrubal, and shrewd Mago, Hannibal manages to sack the impenetrable city and with the blessing of Carthage begins the long march to Rome that will take him past treacherous Gauls, forbidding mountains, and inhospitable marshes.
		With a vast cast of characters and nationalities, twists of fate, and tales of inspired leadership, David Anthony Durham perfectly captures the legendary Hannibal's world in Pride of Carthage.
	www.amazon.ca /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/books/0385506031/reviews (2843 words)

	History of the Hellenistic and Roman World
		The Numidians were not fooled for long though, and while the Romans engaged the Iberians, Mago and Massinissa arrived on the battlefield and attacked the Romans from the rear.
		Meanwhile, Hadsrubal Barca had bribed the Celtiberians to desert.
		However, when Mago and the Numidians arrived, the harrassed Romans were forced to dig in on top a hill.
	www.fenrir.dk /history/index.php?title=Scipio_Africanus_:_Youth_(236_-_211_BCE) (2739 words)

	MAGO - Online Information article about MAGO
		In 207 he was defeated by M. See also:
		Junius Silanus, and in 206 the combined forces of Mago and Hasdrubal were scattered by Scipio See also:
		(3) The name of Mago is also attached to a great See also:
	encyclopedia.jrank.org /LUP_MAL/MAGO.html (489 words)

	Trafford Publishing: Master of Horse
		Prince Masinissa, Son of Gaia, was one of the most formidable adversaries to face the Romans as an ally of the Barcas.
		Hasdrubal Barca: Younger brother of Hannibal Barca, second born son of Hamilcar.
		I have before you two prime specimens from the barbarians of the north." He pointed to the man. "He was captured by the forces of the good Hannibal Barca during one of his many battles with the Romans.
	www.trafford.com /4dcgi/robots/02-1119.html (4437 words)

	Battles of the Ancient World (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Some day it may get fleshed out into a full treatment, with more battles, longer text, and maps, but it is pretty far down in the projects queue right now.
		In Spain, Scipio decisively defeats Hannibals younger brother Mago and Hasdrubal Gisgo at Baecula.
		In the aftermath of Spanish defections and fierce Roman action against any who remain loyal to Carthage, Rome breaks Carthaginian power in Spain, depriving Hannibal of his base and Carthage of the manpower and wealth.
	tetrad.stanford.edu /hh/battles.html (300 words)

	Hannibal
		On hearing, however, of his brother's defeat and death at the Metaurus he retired into the mountain fastnesses of Bruttium, where he maintained himself for the ensuing years.
		With the failure of his brother Mago in Liguria (205-203) and of his own negotiations with Philip of Macedon, the last hope of recovering his ascendancy in Italy was lost.
		In 203, when Scipio Africanus was carrying all before him in Africa and the Carthaginian peace-party were arranging an armistice, Hannibal was recalled from Italy by the "patriot" party at Carthage.
	www.nndb.com /people/661/000092385 (1966 words)

	Mago Did You Mean mago
		Mago Barca (also spelled Magon) (243 BC - 203 BC), brother of the Carthaginian General Hannibal, who had played a major role in the Second Punic War against Rome.
		This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality.
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	www.did-you-mean.com /Mago.html (178 words)

	Carthage - Gurupedia
		copper -- Hannibal Mago, the grandson of Hamilcar, began preparations to reclaim Sicily, while expeditions were also led into to Morocco and Senegal, and also into the Atlantic.
		405 BC Hannibal Mago led a second Carthaginian expedition to claim the entirety of the island.
		Agrigentum, the Carthaginian forces were ravaged by plague and Hannibal Mago died of it.
	www.gurupedia.com /c/ca/carthage.htm (2287 words)

	SCC Forums > Your favorite of thse Roman Victories! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		A would be decisive battle between Scipio Africanus and Mago Barca.
		Sending his heavy infantry to the flanks creating "wing" like formation with some of his cavalry, his weaker spanish forces were placed in the center moving slower than the heavy infantry on the flanks.
		When the they touched the Lybian fitghters in the center of Magos army did not come to the aid of the flanks for fear of retalliation from the Spanish troops.
	www.stratcommandcenter.com /forums/lofiversion/index.php/t8609.html (785 words)

	All Empires History Forum: The greatest Battles that Roman fought (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Along with the 3rd, Mago Barca, they didn't exploit a golden opportunity after the Scipio brothers were defeated; the Ebro line was held by about 9,000 legionnaires under one Lucius Marcius.
		No merit should be taken form the dourness and spirit of the Romans, but the Carthaginian leaders seemed to have quarreled and disagreed to the point that greatly impeded their chances to win in Iberia.
		Hasdrubal Barca's aim was to get to his brother Italy, and Gisgo's seemed to protect the vested interests in Iberia for the Carthaginian suffete.
	www.allempires.com /Forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=6191&PN=1 (2019 words)

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