Large Medallion Punic 8 5/16in Carthage IN Sicily IV Av Jc Horse Rearing Datier

Description: __________ casgrdmed_250Cast bronze medallion circa 1970, with black patina, single-sided, hanging (bail).Head and neck of a rearing horse, the Punic national emblem, with a date palm which evokes the powerful African city.Engraver : according to the antique.Dimension : 21 cm.Weight : 940 g.Metal : bronze .Fast and careful shipping. _ Carthage Listen (Arabic: قرطاج‎, Qarṭāj, /qærtˤɑʒ/, Listen) is a Tunisian city located northeast of the capital Tunis.The ancient Punic city, destroyed and then rebuilt by the Romans who made it the capital of the province of Proconsular Africa, is today one of the most exclusive municipalities of Greater Tunis, official residence of the President of the Republic, bringing together numerous residences of ambassadors or of extremely wealthy Tunisians and expatriates. The city still has many archaeological sites, mostly Roman with some Punic elements, classified as UNESCO World Heritage sites since July 27, 1979.The municipality of Carthage, which had 17,010 inhabitants in 20141, is home to the presidential palace, the Mâlik ibn Anas mosque, the national museum of Carthage and the Tunisian Academy of Sciences, Letters and Arts. Tunis-Carthage International Airport is located a few kilometers west of the city.ToponymyThe name Carthage comes from the Phoenician Qart-Hadašt or QRT.HDŠT, which means "New city", which could make one think of "New Tyre"3. Under Roman rule, the city took the name Carthago (Latin: Karthago, /'kar.ta.go/).HistoryDetailed article: History of Carthage.Carthaginian civilizationDetailed article: Carthaginian civilization.Carthage was founded by Phoenician colonists from Tyre in 814 BC. J.-C. According to legend, it was Queen Dido - or Elyssa -, sister of the King of Tyre, Pygmalion, who founded the city. The queen is said to have asked the neighbouring ruler Hiarbas, a Berber king, for permission to found a kingdom on his lands. He then offered him a piece of land as big as a cowhide. The more cunning queen has a cowhide cut into very thin strips and traces the outline of Carthage. In reference to this mythical founder, the Carthaginians are sometimes nicknamed the “children of Dido” in literature.Ruins of the ancient Carthaginian city.The city became a dominant power in the western Mediterranean in the 4th century BC. J.-C. The Carthaginians practiced a polytheistic cult originating in the Middle East. They especially worshipped Baal and Tanit. For a long time Rome accused them of sacrificing children (molk ceremony), which should be qualified. One hypothesis among others suggests that the cremation ritual was mainly intended to return the souls of deceased children by the shortest route to Ba'al Hammon at a time when infant mortality was more than high despite advances in hygiene.According to other sources, the sacrifice of living children, generally the eldest of notable families, in order to prove the sincerity of their devotion to Carthage, seems to have initiated the custom of the latter of adopting a slave's child for this purpose.It was the Carthaginians who introducedCarthage was founded by Phoenician colonists from Tyre in 814 BC. J.-C. According to legend, it was Queen Dido - or Elyssa -, sister of the King of Tyre, Pygmalion, who founded the city. The queen is said to have asked the neighbouring ruler Hiarbas, a Berber king, for permission to found a kingdom on his lands. He then offered him a piece of land as big as a cowhide. The more cunning queen has a cowhide cut into very thin strips and traces the outline of Carthage. In reference to this mythical founder, the Carthaginians are sometimes nicknamed the “children of Dido” in literature. The city became a dominant power in the western Mediterranean in the 4th century BC. J.-C. The Carthaginians practiced a polytheistic cult originating in the Middle East. They especially worshipped Baal and Tani

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