Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology/Abelox

From Wikisource
Jump to navigation Jump to search

ABELOX, ABELUX or ABILYXἈβίλυξ), a noble Spaniard, originally a friend of Carthage, betrayed the Spanish hostages at Saguntum, who were in the power of the Carthaginians, to the Roman generals, the two Scipios, after deceiving Bostar, the Carthaginian commander. (Liv. xxii. 22; Polyb. iii. 98, &c.)