Carthaginian Iberia
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Carthaginian Iberia was a province of the larger Carthaginian Empire. The Carthaginians conquered the Mediterranean part of Iberia and remained there until the Second Punic war and the Roman conquest
Iberian Lady of Elche, 4th century BC, perhaps influenced by Carthaginian
The Lady of Guardamar
The Lady of Cerro de los Santos
The Lady of Baza
Second Punic War
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The Second Punic War was the second of three wars fought between Carthage and Rome, the two main powers of the western Mediterranean in the 3rd century BC. For 17 years the two states struggled for su
Carthaginian Iberia
…Carthage. Soon after the Second Punic War, Gadir created a more friendly relationship with Rome. The fall of Carthage's Iberian territories came in the Second Punic War. In the year 209 BC, after the Romans had landed on Iberia under the command of Scipio Africanus, they captured the centre of Punic power in Iberia…
Polybius
The approximate extent of territory controlled by Rome and Carthage immediately before the start of the First Punic War
A Carthaginian quarter-shekel, dated 237–209 BC, depicting the Punic god Melqart, who was associated with Hercules/Heracles. On the reverse is an elephant, possibly a war elephant; these were linked with the Barcids.
Hannibal, depicted in the Capuan bust