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  2. Ancient Carthage - Wikipedia

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    Sources of knowledge are limited to ancient translations of Punic into Greek and Latin, Punic inscriptions on monuments and buildings, and archaeological findings of Carthage's material culture. [21] The majority of available primary sources about Carthage were written by Greek and Roman historians , most notably Livy , Polybius , Appian ...

  3. Carthage - Wikipedia

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    Carthage [a] was an ancient city in Northern Africa, on the eastern side of the Lake of Tunis in what is now Tunisia. Carthage was one of the most important trading hubs of the Ancient Mediterranean and one of the most affluent cities of the classical world. It became the capital city of the civilization of Ancient Carthage and later Roman ...

  4. Punic people - Wikipedia

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    In the course of the Punic wars (264–146 BC), the Romans challenged Carthaginian hegemony in the western Mediterranean, culminating in the destruction of Carthage in 146 BC, but the Punic language and Punic culture endured under Roman rule, surviving in some places until late antiquity.

  5. History of Carthage - Wikipedia

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    Aeneas tells Dido of the fall of Troy. (Guérin 1815)Carthage was founded by Phoenicians coming from the Levant.The city's name in Phoenician language means "New City". [5] There is a tradition in some ancient sources, such as Philistos of Syracuse, for an "early" foundation date of around 1215 BC – that is before the fall of Troy in 1180 BC; however, Timaeus of Taormina, a Greek historian ...

  6. List of Carthaginians - Wikipedia

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    This an alphabetical List of ancient Carthaginians. These include all citizens of ancient Carthage remembered in history, before the final Roman destruction of the state. Note that some persons may be listed multiple times, once for each part of the name.

  7. Denzel Washington to Play Ancient Warrior Hannibal in Netflix ...

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    Denzel Washington is teaming up once again with his “Training Day” and “Equalizer” director Antoine Fuqua to play the ancient Carthaginian general Hannibal in an untitled Netflix movie ...

  8. Denzel Washington’s casting as Hannibal in Netflix film ...

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    Denzel Washington’s casting as the ancient Carthaginian general Hannibal has sparked controversy in Tunisia, ... Hannibal was born in Carthage, near modern-day Tunis, in 247 BC. He is considered ...

  9. Punic religion - Wikipedia

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    The Punic religion, Carthaginian religion, or Western Phoenician religion in the western Mediterranean was a direct continuation of the Phoenician variety of the polytheistic ancient Canaanite religion.