Hasdrubal
3 of the 7 encyclopedias on this shelf carry an entry for Hasdrubal. Both are reproduced below, so you can see where they agree and where they differ.
Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)
the name of several Carthaginian generals, of whom the most famous was the son-inlaw of Hamilcar Barca. In 237 B. C. he accompanied Hamilcar into Spain, and gave that general most effective aid in the work of building up a Carthaginian dominion in the Peninsula. On the death of Hamilcar in 228 B. C. the task of administering and extending the new empire devolved on Hasdrubal, who advanced the Carthaginian frontier from the Bætis (the Guadalquivir) to the Tagus, and founded a new capital, Nova Carthago (the modern Cartagena), a city with the best harbor on the S. E. coast of Spain, and situated in the vicinity of rich silver mines. Hasdrubal proved himself an admirable administrator. He was remarkably successful in conciliating the Iberian tribes, and extended his rule mainly by peaceful So independent was he of the means. home government that the Romans made a treaty in which the Ebro was fixed on as the frontier line, not with Carthage, but with Hasdrubal. In the eighth year of his command, 221 b. c., he was assassinated by a Celtic slave. Another HAS- DRUBAL was the son of Hamilcar Barca and the brother of Hannibal. He defeated Cneius Scipio in Spain in 212 b. c., and in 208 marched through Gaul, to join his brother Hannibal in Italy. He crossed the Alps in favorable weather, but, instead of pushing S. made a fatal delay at Placentia, and was surprised and slain on the Metaurus in 207 b. c. A third HASDRUBAL was one of Hannibal's principal officers in the Italian campaigns. He made a brilliant charge at the battle of Cannæ, which contributed greatly to decide the fate of the day. A fourth general of the same name defended Carthage against the Romans during the siege ege which ended in the city's destruction in 146 B. C. He is accused of cowardice and cruelty, and of having starved the citizens while himself living in revelry. American
1000 Classical Characters (1900)
A son of Hamilcar and brother of Hannibal. He crossed the Alps and entered Italy, where he was defeated by the consuls, M. Livius Salinator and Claudius Nero. He was killed in the battle, B. c. 207, and his head was sent to Hannibal. One of the finest passages in Professor Nichol's tragedy of Hannibal is the invocation over Hasdrubal's head at the close of the play. 2026 Editor's Note: This entry refers to Hasdrubal Barca, who previously secured a major victory against Rome at the Battle of the Upper Baetis in 211 BC, where both Publius and Gnaeus Cornelius Scipio were killed. His eventual defeat at the Battle of the Metaurus was a turning point in the Second Punic War, as it prevented him from delivering essential siege equipment and reinforcements to his brother Hannibal. Following the loss, Hannibal was forced to abandon pro-Carthaginian towns and retreat to the region of Bruttium for the remainder of his Italian campaign. (Ed: BR 2026-06-15)
Aiton's Encyclopedia (1910)
. See Hannibal