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Hamilcar the Rhodian — possibly Carthaginian spy in the entourage of Alexander the Great, executed when returning to Carthage Hamilcar, son of Gisgo and grandson to Hanno the Great (d. 309 BC) — commander in the Third Sicilian War, captured during the Siege of Syracuse and then killed in 309 BC
Carthaginian women (3 P) Cultural depictions of Carthaginian people (3 C, 1 P) G. Carthaginian generals (3 C, 10 P) M. Magonids (7 P) Monarchs of Carthage (9 P)
Punic sacred prostitution is mentioned by Latin author Valerius Maximus, who describes how Carthaginian women gained gifts by engaging in prostitution with visitors at Sicca Veneria. [26] Various Greek and Roman sources describe and criticize the Carthaginian practice of sacrificing children by burning. [27]
Pages in category "Carthaginian women" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. I. Imilce; P.
Carthaginian commanders of the Second Punic War (15 P) H. Hannibal (2 C, 14 P, 1 F) Pages in category "Carthaginian generals" The following 10 pages are in this ...
Until 308 BC Carthage was ruled, at least officially, by monarchs, in the sense of the word that executive power was held by one person. [1] It also seems for the time period below to have been passed down in the clan of the Magonids. The title itself was most likely Suffete. [2]: 115–116 Hannonids. Hanno I c. 580 – c. 556 BC
The catastrophic defeat of Carthaginian forces at Ilipa in 206 BC sealed the fate of the Carthaginian presence in Iberia. It was followed by the Roman capture of Gades after the city had already rebelled against Carthaginian rule. A last attempt was made by Mago in 205 BC to recapture Cartago Nova while the Roman presence was shaken by a mutiny ...
An important source on the Carthaginian pantheon is a treaty between Hamilcar of Carthage and Philip III of Macedon preserved by the second-century BC Greek historian Polybius which lists the Carthaginian gods under Greek names, in a set of three triads.