Bomilcar (4th century BC)

Bomilcar, Punic Bodmelqart ( Bdmlqrt, " In the hands of Melqart "), a Carthaginian politician and military commander in the 4th century BC was

Bomilcar BC was chosen after the landing of Carthage Syracusan tyrant Agathocles hostile of Syracuse in North Africa by the Carthaginian citizens to the commander in 310. His family was with his Mitfeldherrn Hanno enemies for a long time. The choice of the two rivals was probably taken to ensure that they controlled each other. With exclusively in Carthage itself recruited 40,000 foot and 1000 cavalry troops led to a battle against Agathocles, with Bomilcar commanded the left wing. However, the army withdrew to Hanno's death and eventually fled to Carthage, as Bomilcar probably was not able to give the necessary commands quickly after the death of his Mitfeldherrn. After further fighting in the following years Agathocles received 308 BC amplification by Ophelias, the Egyptian governor of Cyrene. In the next critical phase Bomilcar tried to build with the support of 1,000 foreign mercenaries and 500 Carthaginians, an autocracy in Carthage. He was, however, given by breaking promise treated dishonorably and killed.