Example sentences for: carthaginians

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  • The Carthaginians, a people related to the Phoenicians, came from North Africa and subsequently took over much of southern Spain, beginning with Cádiz in 501 b.c.

  • Rome followed up defeat of the Carthaginians with large-scale massacres and enslavement of their Italian supporters.

  • This tuna-fishing port with its self-assured town of historic churches, imposing classical-style mansions, and beautiful riverfront gardens probably dates back ar least as far as the Phoenicians or the Carthaginians.

  • The Carthaginians originally came from the area comprising present-day Lebanon, and from their bases in North Africa and what’s now Spain, they challenged the Roman Empire for domination of the Mediterranean region.

  • •The Carthaginians also considered the island a holy place, and here in great splendour they buried thousands of their citizens in a huge necropolis on the Puig des Molins (Hill of the Windmills) below the Dalt Vila (Old Town) of Ibiza.


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