Officer

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Hanno (3)

Hanno (†241 BCE): Carthaginian admiral, defeated by the Roman at the Aegates Islands. Sicily in Antiquity The main issue of the First…

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Harpagus

Harpagus (Akkadian Arbaku): Median general, perhaps the "kingmaker" of the Persian king Cyrus the Great. Achaemenid nobleman Harpagus was a courtier of…

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Hasdrubal (4)

Hasdrubal (late third century BCE): son of Gesco, Carthaginian general and politician. The ports of Carthage, seen from the north Hasdrubal belonged…

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Hasdrubal Barca

Hasdrubal Barca (†207): Carthaginian commander, brother of Hannibal Barca.Like his more famous brother Hannibal, Hasdrubal was the son of Hamilcar Barca, the Carthaginian general who had, in the years 237-229, conquered large parts of Iberia. Their family is called the…

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Hephaestion

Hephaestion (c.357-324): Macedonian nobleman, closest friend and lover of king Alexander the Great. During the expedition against Persia, he served sometimes as a military commander, but he was probably a better organizer.Youth …

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Hydarnes (2)

Hydarnes (Old Persian Vidarna): Persian nobleman, commander of the "immortals" during Xerxes' expedition to Greece (480 BCE). Achaemenid nobleman Hydarnes was the…

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Leonnatus

Leonnatus (356-322): one of the officers of Alexander the Great, saved his king's life in India and played a minor role in the wars of the Diadochi.Leonnatus was the son of Anteas, a member of the royal house of Lyncestis,…

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