Hamilcar the Samnite

Hamilcar (, , or , ) Hamilcar the Samnite was a Carthaginian politician and one of the leaders of a democratic faction in the first half of the 2nd century BCE. He is recorded in historical sources as leading the democratic political party in Carthage, alongside another leader named Carthalo. Participation in the Numidian–Carthaginian War Other factions in Carthage included a pro-Roman party led by Hanno the Great and a party favoring alliance with the Numidian king Massinissa, founded by Hannibal the Starling.

Because Rome had prohibited Carthage from waging war, these events directly contributed to the outbreak of the Third Punic War. In 149 BCE, Carthage sent five envoys to Rome to prevent the impending Roman attack. One of these envoys was named Hamiicar, though it remains uncertain whether this was Hamilcar the Samnite or another individual of the same name.