guy Posted June 28, 2022 Report Share Posted June 28, 2022 (edited) Ancient Carthage and the Punic Republic were the Roman Republic’s great rival till 146 BCE. Many of us, however, don’t know about Carthage’s foundation from the Phoenician city of Tyre in 814 BCE. Here is a wonderful background video on the history: Edited June 28, 2022 by guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caesar novus Posted June 29, 2022 Report Share Posted June 29, 2022 https://www.ox.ac.uk/news/2014-01-23-ancient-carthaginians-really-did-sacrifice-their-children Quote Ancient Carthaginians really did sacrifice their children (SAYS OXFORD) 'But in the 20th century, people increasingly took the view that this was racist propaganda on the part of the Greeks and Romans against their political enemy, and that Carthage should be saved from this terrible slander. 'What we are saying now is that the archaeological, literary, and documentary evidence for child sacrifice is overwhelming and that instead of dismissing it out of hand, we should try to understand it.' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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