Cornelius Nepos

“ Although he burnt with desire for making war, he realised that he must serve peace, because he understood that his fatherland had been exhausted by exactions and could not bear the disasters of war for too long, so he determined that, if things were repaired a little bit, it would be possible to renew the war and persue the Romans with weapons, until either they conquered through manly virtue or were conquered and surrendured. ”

“ As a result, Hasdrubal was forbidden to be with him by the prefect of traditional customs, so Hamilcar married his daughter to him, because it was not possible to keep a father-in-law from a son-in-law on the grounds of customs. ”