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The Punic people, usually known as the Carthaginians [1] (and sometimes as Western Phoenicians), [2] were a Semitic people who migrated from Phoenicia to the Western Mediterranean [3] during the Early Iron Age.
Hamilcar — strategus during the First Punic War. Not identical with the homonym officer mentioned by Diod. XXIV 12. ELip; Hamilcar — commander during the First Punic War; Hamilcar Barca (c. 270–228 BC) — general during and after the First Punic War (264–241 BC). Father of Hannibal of the Second Punic War
Punic people by century (10 C) Pages in category "Punics" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
It was the centre of the Carthaginian Empire, a major power led by the Punic people who dominated the ancient western and central Mediterranean Sea. Following the Punic Wars, Carthage was destroyed by the Romans in 146 BC, who later rebuilt the city lavishly. [6] [7] [8]
Pages in category "2nd-century Punic people" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. C. Caracalla; G.
Neo-Punic refers to the dialect of Punic spoken after the fall of Carthage and after the Roman conquest of the former Punic territories in 146 BC. The dialect differed from the earlier Punic language, as is evident from divergent spelling compared to earlier Punic and by the use of non-Semitic names, mostly of Libyco-Berber or Iberian origin.
Adorned Statue of the Punic Goddess Tanit, 5th-3rd centuries BC, from the necropolis of Puig des Molins, Ibiza (Spain), now housed in the Archaeology Museum of Catalonia (Barcelona) The Punic religion , Carthaginian religion , or Western Phoenician religion in the western Mediterranean was a direct continuation of the Phoenician variety of the ...
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