# Hamilcar Barca — Salammbô character guide

> Hamilcar Barca in Salammbô by Gustave Flaubert.

**Role:** major

**Also known as:** Hamilcar the Suffet, the Suffet, Hamilcar, Barca, the great Hamilcar

**First appearance:** 0000-i-the-feast

## Who they are

Carthaginian general and suffet, father of Salammbô, who defends Carthage against the mercenaries.

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