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.

  • •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.

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

  • The Carthaginians absorbed the islands into their trading empire and founded the main ports, but they quickly learned to respect the slingers, eventually recruiting thousands into their armies.

  • Although it is known that the Phoenicians, Greeks, and Carthaginians were aware of Gibraltar, and that the Romans ruled here from about 500 b.c. to a.d. 475, no town was ever built.


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