Bomilcar (3rd century BC)

Bomilcar, Punic Bodmelqart ( Bdmlqrt, " In the hands of Melqart " ), was one in the 3rd century BC Carthaginian fleet commander of living.

About the origin of the Bomilcar nothing is known, but he himself had probably wearing two sons and the Office of Sufets. In the second Punic war, he served as Nauarchos ( Admiral ) and led the Carthaginian forces in Bruttium 215 BC supplies and 4,000 Numidian soldiers. Apparently Bomilcar has perceived replenishment tasks in the following years. 213 BC he went with his ships into the harbor of Syracuse, but withdrew because of the numerical superiority of the Roman troops, who besieged the city under Marcus Claudius Marcellus, to Africa.

Another attempt in 212 BC, to let Syracuse get help again, failed due to difficult wind conditions at the Cape Pachynos. Although Bomilcar had the politicians promised Epikydes to face the Romans to battle, he departed from them, and sailed back to Tarentum, which accelerated the fall of Syracuse. Even the inhabitants of Tarentum he could afford no real help. He eventually withdrew. It is unclear whether he later served as yet Nauarchos due to its failures.