Sicilian Wars
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The Sicilian Wars, or Greco-Punic Wars, were a series of conflicts fought between ancient Carthage and the Greek city-states led by Syracuse over control of Sicily and the western Mediterranean betwee
First Greek settlements & dates
Ancient catapult used in the siege of Motya
Carthaginian hoplite (4th century BC)
Punic people
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The Punic people, usually known as the Carthaginians, were a Semitic people who migrated from Phoenicia to the western Mediterranean during the Early Iron Age. In modern scholarship, the term Punic, t
Phoenician grinning mask from Sardinia
Punic praying statuette, c. 3rd century BC
The Punic Building in Żurrieq, Malta, a modern structure incorporating Punic ruins
Model of the Punic military port, Carthage