Christianity

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Carthage (Phoenician Kart hadašt, "new city"): important ancient city, close to modern Tunis.Texts on Carthage The foundation legend (by Justin) The story of Hanno The battle of Himera Carthage's Constitution (Aristotle) The Carthaginian-Syracusan peace of 405 (Diodorus) The Philaeni (Sallust) Timoleon's defeat of the Carthaginians (Plutarch) The First…

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Sozomen on the Virgins of Heliopolis

Sozomen was a Christian author, who lived in the first half of the fifth century and wrote an Ecclesiastical History. The following story (5.10) may be true, although the remarks about sacred prostitution are probably innuendo. The translator is unknown.

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