Barcid conquest of Hispania

Barcid conquest of Hispania

Levels of Carthaginian control over Iberia in 218 BC
Date237–218 BC
(19 years)
Location
Result Carthaginian victory
Territorial
changes
Expansion of Carthaginian Iberia
Belligerents
Carthage Iberians
Celtiberians
Commanders and leaders
Hamilcar Barca 
Hasdrubal the Fair
Hannibal
Istolatios 
Indortes 
Orissus

Under the leadership of the Barcid family, Ancient Carthage expanded its possessions on the Iberian Peninsula from 237 to 218 BC. The First Punic War and the Mercenary War had resulted in an end to Carthage's expansion to the north (Sicily) and in Africa; blocked from their traditional areas of expanse, they now sought to conquer the Iberian Peninsula.