Hasdrubal the Fair
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Hasdrubal the Fair 🇹🇳

𐤏𐤆𐤓𐤁𐤏𐤋 (Known as "Hasdrubal the Elder")
Carthaginian Statesman, Supreme Commander in Iberia, Founder of Carthago Nova (Cartagena)
Born c. 270 BCE 🇹🇳 Carthage, Tunisia
Passed Away 221 BCE Carthago Nova (Cartagena), Spain
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"The bond sealed by marriage and mutual honor is stronger than ten legions held by force."

Archival Overview

Brilliant Carthaginian statesman and general, son-in-law of Hamilcar Barca, who consolidated the Barcid empire in Spain through diplomatic marriages, founded Carthago Nova (Cartagena) in 228 BCE, and negotiated the historic Ebro Treaty with Rome.

Biographical Record

Hasdrubal was the charismatic political architect of the Barcid renaissance following the First Punic War. Succeeding his father-in-law Hamilcar Barca as supreme commander in 229 BCE, he prioritized diplomatic alliances with Iberian tribal kings over costly warfare, marrying an Iberian princess.

In 228 BCE, he founded Qart Hadasht (New Carthage, modern Cartagena), creating one of the finest natural naval harbors in the Mediterranean with rich silver mines. In 226 BCE, he negotiated the Ebro Treaty with the Roman Republic, fixing the spheres of Mediterranean influence until his assassination in 221 BCE.

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Final Resting Place

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Barcid Citadel Vaults of Carthago Nova
Cartagena, Spain
GPS: 37.6000, -0.9833
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