Punic

There are 305 items in Punic:

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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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Suffete

Suffetes (Phoenician sptm, "judges"): highest official in a Phoenician city. A suffete from Lepcis Magna The Phoenician officials known as suffetes are…

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Syphax

Syphax or Sophax: king of the Masaeisylians in Numidia (last quarter of the third century BCE). Coin of Syphax, showing an…

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Thuburbo Maius

Thuburbo Maius (greek: Θουβουρβώ): Numidian-Roman city in Africa, modern El-Fahls.Thuburbo Maius Thuburbo Maius, Capitol Originally a Numidian town in the valley of the…

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Thugga

Thugga (Greek: Τούκκα, Τούλκα): Numidian-Roman city in Africa, modern Dougga.Thugga Thugga's Capitol c2000 BCE: Settlement occupied Numidian temple of Baal Hammon and Punic tomb of…

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Thysdrus

Thysdrus (Greek: Θύσδρος): Numidian-Punic-Roman city in Africa, modern El Jem.History Thysdrus, Statue of Concordia Third century BCE: Punic town with Numidian roots…

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Tiddis

Tiddis or Castellum Tiditanorum: Numidian hillfort, Roman town, Byzantine bishopric.Tiddis Roman houses in Tiddis Hillfort on the east bank of the river…

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