EventsBy placeCarthageThe
Carthaginian general
Hasdrubal is murdered by a
Celtic assassin while campaigning to increase the Carthaginian hold on
Spain. Following the assassination of Hasdrubal,
Hannibal, the son of the Carthaginian general,
Hamilcar Barca, is proclaimed commander-in-chief by the army and his appointment is confirmed by the Carthaginian government.Hannibal immediately moves to consolidate Cathage's control of Spain. He marries a Spanish princess, Imilce, then begins to conquer various Spanish tribes. He fights against the Olcades and captures their capital,
Althaea; quells the
Vaccaei in the northwest; and, making the seaport of
Cartagena (
Carthago Nova, the capital of Carthaginian Spain) his base, wins a resounding victory over the
Carpetani in the region of the
Tagus River.
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221 v. Chr.
221 v.Chr.
221 a.C.