Thread - The Carthaginian Army (6th - 2nd cent. BC) - Part I

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carthaginian chocolate brewer, surfer and cool lass Jezebel Amattashtart

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Today 241 BC First Punic War: Battle of the Aegates Islands - The Romans sink the Carthaginian fleet bringing the First Punic War to an end

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wanna know more about where Jezebel Amattashtart is from? there's a page on that. buddhist carthaginian Tunisia. https://t.co/nskvtHhOiT

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carthaginian gal, but like, NOT ancient https://t.co/asxXQkQhcj

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Carthaginian hoplite fella, last fella of the stream

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The army that Hamilcar Barca and Hasdrubal crafted that Hannibal inherited in 221 BC consisted of 2 main elements. The first was an African contingent (Libyans, Liby-Phoenicians, Numidians, Carthaginian commanders). The 2nd was an Iberian contingent (Spanish and Celtiberians)

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The North African species are smaller, even smaller than the Asiatic species.

The Carthaginians, Libyans, Numidians, the Hellenistic Kingdoms of Epirus (like the ones you just posted) and the Ptolemies, and lastly even the Romans mostly use the North African species

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Today 241 BC First Punic War: Battle of the Aegates Islands - The Romans sink the Carthaginian fleet bringing the First Punic War to an end

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In 276 BC the Hellenistic king Pyrrhus famously remarked upon departing Sicily, 'Oh what a wrestling ground we are leaving for the Carthaginians and Romans to fight over.' He was proved right when, 12 years later, the First Punic War erupted

Artwork by © Johnny Shumate

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The Carthaginian urge to win a war by means that inflicts losses that I cannot afford in the long term.

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Carthaginian glass head pendant, created by an unknown artist sometime between 5th-4th century BC has a Simpsons vibes.

... and something from last week as a bonus

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The army that Hamilcar Barca and Hasdrubal crafted that Hannibal inherited in 221 BC consisted of 2 main elements. The 1st was an African contingent (Libyans, Liby-Phoenicians, Numidians, Carthaginian commanders). The 2nd was an Iberian contingent (Spanish and Celtiberians)

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Dido / Elissa,first queen of Carthaginian.

「さあ、テュロスの人々よ、彼の子ら将来の血統の全てを憎悪の念で悩まし続けよ。立ち上がれ、そなた、まだ見ぬ者よ、我が骨より出て復讐者となれ!」

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The Romans used war elephants against the Carthaginians at the Battle of Nepheris (146 BC). The Romans were victorious.

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Phonecian merchants, and later their Carthaginian successors, were prolific in the ancient Mediterranean, sailing to far shores to reach untapped markets. Known for their dyed cloth and bartering, the Greeks said they were untrustworthy; so did the Romans.

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Today 241 BC First Punic War: Battle of the Aegates Islands - The Romans sink the Carthaginian fleet bringing the First Punic War to an end

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dreaming of that Carthaginian sunshine

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Designers Nigel Buckle and Dávid Turczi look at the Carthaginians in this week's Imperium Civilisation Spotlight! https://t.co/w4unNCNCun

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In May we’re releasing Imperium: Classics and Imperium: Legends, two standalone deck-building civilization games designed by Nigel Buckle and Dávid Turczi. They've joined us on the blog for the first civilisation spotlight, focusing on the Carthaginians - https://t.co/xbRqCl6tu7

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