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Look up Punic in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. The Punic people, usually known as the Carthaginians (and sometimes as Western Phoenicians), were a

The Marsala Punic shipwreck is a third-century-BC shipwreck of two Punic ships. The wreck was discovered in 1969, off the shore of Isola Lunga, not far

Hannibal (/ˈhænɪbəl/; Punic: 𐤇𐤍𐤁𐤏𐤋, romanized: Ḥanībaʿl; 247 – between 183 and 181 BC) was a Carthaginian general and statesman who commanded the

Carthaginian or Punic coins were produced from the late fifth century BC through 146 BC by ancient Carthage, a Phoenician city-state located near present-day

from AD 132 to 135 amid the Bar Kokhba revolt for similar reasons. The Punic or Carthaginian shekel was typically around 7.2 grams in silver and 7.5

published in 1965 among the proceedings of the International Congress of Numismatics held in Rome in 1961. The text is scarcely available and therefore not

University of Warwick. She specialises in the study of Greek, Roman and Punic coinage, in particular examining their role in historical processes and

Saguntum. The siege of Saguntum in 219 BC was the trigger of the Second Punic War between the Carthaginians and the Romans. The municipality includes

of the main architects of Rome's victory against Carthage in the Second Punic War. Often regarded as one of the greatest military commanders and strategists

[citation needed] Under Carthaginian rule, it was known as "Cape Melqart" (Punic: 𐤓‬𐤔 𐤌𐤋‬𐤒𐤓‬𐤕, RŠ MLQRT), after the Tyrian god. Of Siculian foundation