Hasdrubal Barca, born in 245 BC. AD and died in 207 BC. J.-C., is the second son of Hamilcar Barca and the brother of Hannibal Barca and Magon Barca, members of the Barcid dynasty.
He took part in the Second Punic War and commanded Carthaginian troops in Spain in 218 BC. He first experiences setbacks there then, helped by Massinissa, king of the Numidians, he defeats the two Scipios (212 BC) and comes to join his brother in Italy with powerful reinforcements .
He was stopped in his march, beaten and killed during the battle of Metaurus, in northern Italy, by the consuls Claudius Nero and Livius Salinator (207 BC). The victors cut off his head and come and throw it into Hannibal's camp.