Punic
There are 305 items in Punic:
Himera (480 BCE)
Battle of Himera (480 BCE): decisive Syracusan victory over the Carthaginians, which secured Syracuse's hegemonial position in the fifth century. View of…
Himera, View of the battlefield |
Himilco
Himilco: Carthaginian voyager, the first Mediterranean sailor known to have reached the northwestern shores of Europe. He wrote a story about his adventures, which is now lost. It is quoted, however, by two Roman authors, and we are therefore able…Hippo Regius
Hippo Regius: port in Numidia, best-known for its fifth-century bishop, Augustine, modern Annaba.Hippo Regius Basilica, said to be of Augustine Phoenician colony…Icosium (Algiers)
Icosium (Greek: Ἰκόσιον): Phoenician colony, Roman city, modern Algiers.Icosium Mosaic from Roman Icosium Founded by the Phoenicians; the site is more or…
Icosium, Stela of a Punic lady |
Jubayl, Museum of Byblos
Several rooms with finds from ancient Byblos, from the Neolithic until the Middle Ages. The rooms with the exhibits are situated in the Crusader Castle that dominates the site. …Kerkouane
Kerkouane: Punic port, destroyed by the Romans.Kerkouane Kerkouane, Model of the ancient town Phoenician (Punic) town, founded c.650 BCE on the eastern…
Kerkouane, Altar with griffins |
Kerkouane, Figurine of lion |
Kerkouane, Head of a goddess |
Kerkouane, Head of one of the Dioscuri |