People of the Punic Wars

thumb|upright|Carthaginian coin depicting Hasdrubal Barca (245-207 BC), younger brother of [[Hannibal Barca (247-c.182 BC)]] thumb|A Carthaginian currency|Carthaginian coin possibly depicting [[Hannibal as Hercules (i.e. Heracles)]] The Barcid () family was a notable Punic (Phoenician) family in the ancient city of Carthage; many of its members were fierce enemies of the Roman Republic. "Barcid" is an adjectival form coined by historians (cf. "Ramesside" and "Abbasid"); the actual byname was the Northwest Semitic Barca or Barcas, which means lightning (He ברק). See , barq in Arabic, berqa in M