Ancient Carthage
The metropolis of Carthage was not the Phoenicians' first colony, but it grew to be the largest and most famous. Created in 814 BC, it was called Kart-hadasht which meant "new city", to distinguish it from the older Phoenician outpost of Utica which was nearby on the coast of North Africa.
The metropolis of Carthage was not the Phoenicians' first colony, but it grew to be the largest and most famous. Created in 814 BC, it was called Kart-hadasht which meant "new city", to distinguish it from the older Phoenician outpost of Utica which was nearby on the coast of North Africa.
Byrsa
"The center of the city was situated on a low hill called Byrsa. Here the Carthaginians built their shrines and enclosed them with another belt of fortified walls. Here was the citadel, the city within a city, where, in the event of invasion, everyone could gather for a final stand.
In the citadel was forum containing temples dedicated to the city's gods: Esmun, the war god; Baal, the sun god; Astarte, the moon goddess. When the city was threatened, the statue of Baal was borne into the courtyard of the temple. It was shaped like a human body with outstretched arms and had the head of a bull. Sacrifices, sometimes human, were made to placate it. The human victims were chosen from the sons of the city's noblest families.
In the artist's depiction of Carthage above can be seen the two ancient harbors (marked today by two lagoons) the circular cothon, and the outer rectangle. " <http://www.daviddarling.info/encyclopedia_of_history/C/Carthage.html>
In the citadel was forum containing temples dedicated to the city's gods: Esmun, the war god; Baal, the sun god; Astarte, the moon goddess. When the city was threatened, the statue of Baal was borne into the courtyard of the temple. It was shaped like a human body with outstretched arms and had the head of a bull. Sacrifices, sometimes human, were made to placate it. The human victims were chosen from the sons of the city's noblest families.
In the artist's depiction of Carthage above can be seen the two ancient harbors (marked today by two lagoons) the circular cothon, and the outer rectangle. " <http://www.daviddarling.info/encyclopedia_of_history/C/Carthage.html>
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