Salammbô · Character
Magdassin
Carthaginian officer under Hamilcar.
minor
First appearance: ix in the field
Magdassin shows up with force in XII: The Aqueduct. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Hanno's lieutenant; surrounds Utica but flees when the Barbarians arrive.
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- Secondary Carthaginian Figures
- Protagonist
- Mercenary War Leaders
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See Magdassin in ix in the field