Early Life
Little is known about the origins or history of the Barca family prior to the Punic Wars. The names of Hamilcars’ parents are unknown, and it is hypothesized that the family may have come from Cyrene and was part of the landed aristocracy of Carthage. Hamilcar was young at 33 when he received the Sicilian command in 247 BC. By this time he had three daughters, and his son Hannibal was born in 247 BC.
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