Questions tagged [carthage]
Topics relating to the ancient Mediterranean city of Carthage, its culture and history, or the territories it controlled.
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How was Rome able to conscript and equip 400k soldiers during 2nd Punic War in a pre-industrial society?
I have counted legions and allied legions Rome conscripted during 16 years of Punic War. It's roughly 400k and could be even more.
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Did Hannibal's elephants wear protective footwear?
Researching the logistics of Hannibal's march I can not find any reference to whether his elephants wore protective footwear. Hannibal was a supreme field commander so it's impossible to imagine he ...
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Did Cato the Elder think destruction of Carthage was more important than anything else for Rome?
Cato's known for always ending his speeches in the Senate on any topic whatsoever with "Ceterum autem censeo Carthaginem esse delendam", conventionally translated as "Furthermore, I ...
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Did Hannibal join Antiochus in order to get back at Rome, or was he merely escaping his political enemies in Carthage? [closed]
According to Livy's history of early Rome (Book 33), Hannibal was forced to flee Carthage in 195 BC after his disgruntled political enemies among the Punic aristocracy sent word to Rome accusing him ...
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What was the Carthaginian (Punic) term for elephant
Considering the legendary status of war elephants in Carthaginian (world) history... Do we know what their term was for “war elephants”, or simply “elephants”? Can someone point me in the right ...
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At the start of the Second Punic War, why didn't Hannibal engage Publius Scipio in Hispania, but crossed the alps instead?
Sorry, I forgot exactly where I remember this from but as Hannibal moved towards the Alps with around 50,000 troops, he was pursued by Scipio with fewer troops (actually, if anyone can find a source ...
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What kind of apparel did Carthaginians wear?
Did Carthaginians wear togas like the Romans did? Did they wear laurels? What kind of other clothing might they have worn? (If you're looking for a specific time period - around the beginning of the ...
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What is know about Baal Hammon's Vegetal Crown
What more is known about the Vegetal Crown of the Carthaginian chief god Baal Hammon?
I've searched for more information about this particular motif but can't find any.
Obviously it can be thought ...
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How did Carthage Lose the First Punic War to Rome?
(264 to 241 BC) Carthage seemed to have many significant strategic advantages at the beginning of the conflict.
Carthage Generals were both experienced and accomplished.
Carthage had a larger and ...
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Was there a state or kingdom in the Maghreb of North Africa that predates the founding of Carthage?
Was there a state or kingdom in North Africa before the arrival of the Phoenicians and the foundation of Carthage in 814 BC, except the primitive Capcian civilization?
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Why, in ancient battles, did being encircled mean defeat?
Why, in ancient battles, did being encircled mean defeat?
The classic example of that is the Battle of Cannae, where 80,000 Roman infantry were surrounded by 40,000 Carthaginian infantry.
Every ...
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Was the Carthaginian Senate for life or not?
I've been reading the Federalist Papers and, in the 63rd, Madison writes,
"It adds no small weight to all these considerations, to recollect that history informs us of no long-lived republic ...
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How did the african kingdom of Carthage adapt to their environment? [closed]
This is really important to me cause I need the answer to this for my ss hw and I just can't find any sites with reliable info.
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Why was Archbishop of Carthage, Cyriacus, arrested?
In Life and Letters in Roman Africa page 117, it is mentioned that Cyriacus, the Archbishop of Carthage was arrested by Arab rulers on complaints by his own Roman Catholic followers.
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Why have we never found any elephant skeletons in the Western Alps?
It is widely assumed that the Carthaginian general Hannibal Barca crossed the Western Alps some 2200 Years ago with an army of men, horses and elephants in direction of Italy and the Roman Republic. ...
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