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HASDRUBAL

Hasdrubal (more correctly Asdrubal, 'Baal is his help'), was the name of several Carthaginian leaders, particularly the brother of Hannibal, the hero of the Second Punic War. On the departure of Hannibal for Italy, in 218 BC, he was left in command of the army in Spain, in which capacity he carried on a long series of military operations against the Roman troops, which were commanded by Cnaeus and Publius Scipio. His brother Hannibal requiring his assistance in Italy, Hasdrubal led an army from Spain into that country in 207 BC, but before he could join forces with his brother he was defeated on the right bank of the Metaurus by Nero and Livius. Nero is said to have thrown Hasdrubal's head into Hannibal's camp, by way of announcing the defeat and death of his brother.
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