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Hanno the Navigator — Carthaginian explorer; Hanno, son of Hannibal — Carthaginian general in the First Punic War; Hanno, Messana garrison commander — Carthaginian general in The First Punic War; Hanno, son of Bomilcar — Carthaginian officer in the Second Punic War; Hasdrubal I of Carthage — Magonid king of Ancient Carthage 530–510 BC
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]
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)
The Best Women’s Erotica of the Year, Volume 4, edited by Rachel Kramer Bussel Couples , by John Updike Aqua Erotica: 18 Erotic Stories for a Steamy Bath , by Mary Anne Mohanraj
As a native Carthaginian woman, Sophonisba's race has been the subject of some discussion. [2] Ancient and medieval sources make little reference to her race, focusing instead on the African origins of her husband. Sophonisba herself, in Petrarch's later Renaissance telling, is described as blonde-haired, with milky skin. [3]
According to the Byzantine Encyclopedia called Suda, there was a historian of antiquity known as Charon of Carthage that wrote a collection of books: Lives of Illustrious Men, Lives of Illustrious Women, and Tyrants. Extent of Carthaginian territory before the First Punic War.
Dido (/ ˈ d aɪ d oʊ / DY-doh; Ancient Greek: Διδώ Greek pronunciation: [diː.dɔ̌ː], Latin pronunciation:), also known as Elissa (/ ə ˈ l ɪ s ə / ə-LISS-ə, Ἔλισσα), [1] was the legendary founder and first queen of the Phoenician city-state of Carthage (located in Tunisia), in 814 BC.
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.