In the mid 520sBC, Hasdrubal, along with his brother
Hamilcar I, launched an expedition against
Sardinia. Hasdrubal was elected as "King" eleven times, was granted a triumph four times (the only Carthaginian to receive this honour – there is no record of anyone else being honoured to that extent by Carthage) and died of his battle wounds received in Sardinia. Carthage had engaged in a 25-year struggle in Sardinia, where the natives may have received aid from
Sybaris, then the richest city in
Magna Graecia and an ally of the Phocaeans. The Carthaginians faced resistance from
Nora and
Sulci in Sardinia, while
Carales and
Tharros had submitted willingly to Carthaginian rule. Hasdrubal's war against the Libyans failed to stop the annual tribute payment. Around this time, the Carthaginians managed to defeat and drive away the colonisation attempt near
Leptis Magna in Libya by the Spartan prince
Dorieus after three years. Dorieus was later defeated and killed at
Eryx in Sicily (around 510BC) while attempting to establish a foothold in Western Sicily. ==See also==