It was in that year that the officers of the Carthaginian army in Iberia expressed their high opinion of Hamilcar's 29-year-old son, Hannibal, by electing him to the chief command of the army.
În acel an ofițerii armatei cartagineze și-au exprimat susținerea pentru fiul de 29 de ani al lui Hamilcar, Hannibal, alegându-l comandant șef al armatei.