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This article traces the history of cuisine in Japan. Foods and food preparation by the early Japanese Neolithic settlements can be pieced together from archaeological studies, and reveals paramount importance of rice and seafood since early times. The Kofun period (3rd to 7th centuries) is shrouded in uncertainty. Some entries in Japan's ...
The term Carthaginian (Latin: Carthaginiensis [karˌtʰaːgɪniˈẽːsɪs]) usually refers to the civilisation of ancient Carthage. It may also refer to: Punic people, the Semitic-speaking people of Carthage; Punic language, also known as Carthaginian; Carthaginian, a three-masted schooner built in 1921
The cothon at Carthage was divided into a rectangular merchant harbour followed by an inner protected harbour reserved for military use only. This inner harbour was circular and surrounded by an outer ring of structures divided into a series of docking bays for ship maintenance, along with an island structure at its centre that also housed navy ships.
During this period the standard warship of the Carthaginian navy was the quinquereme, meaning "five-oared". [20] The quinquereme was a galley , c. 45 metres (150 ft) long, c. 5 metres (16 ft) wide at water level, with its deck standing c. 3 metres (10 ft) above the sea, and displacing around 100 tonnes (110 short tons ; 98 long tons ).
The Roman fleet of 390 warships was sent to rescue and evacuate them. A Carthaginian fleet of 200 ships intercepted them off Cape Hermaeum (the modern Cape Bon or Ras ed-Dar), north of Aspis. The Carthaginians were defeated with 114 of their ships captured, together with their crews, and 16 sunk.
Hanno the Navigator (sometimes "Hannon"; Punic: 𐤇𐤍𐤀, ḤNʾ; [1] Greek: Ἄννων, romanized: Annōn [2]) was a Carthaginian explorer (sometimes identified as a king) who lived during the fifth century BC, known for his naval expedition along the coast of West Africa.
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