Carthaginian commander of dubious historicity, who is supposed to have outsmarted rebellious Libyans by means of doped wine and defeated them (Frontin. Str. 2,5,12; cf. Polyaenus, Strat. 5,10,1; [1. 193f.]).
[2] Carthaginian commander of Hannibal, end of 3rd cent. BC
Carthaginian, son of a Himilkon, as Hannibal's [4] comman…
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Günther, Linda-Marie (Munich),
“Maharbal”, in:
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