Carthaginian

/ ˌkɑːθəˈdʒɪnɪən /

adjective

1. of or relating to Carthage or its inhabitants

noun

1. a native or inhabitant of Carthage

Example Sentences

Mr. Teuber did not take a childhood interest in board games until he was given a game about Romans versus Carthaginians at age 11.

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The Romans appear to have borrowed crucifixion from the Carthaginians, who probably built on earlier brutal punishments used by Assyrians and others in the Middle East, Cook said.

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A research team identified foreign lineages through genetic analysis of fallen soldiers buried near Himera, a Greek colony in Sicily, after a winning battle in 480 B.C.E. against Carthaginian invaders.

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The Sicily of antiquity, rich in resources and strategically located, was home to both Greek and Carthaginian colonies, which for a long time coexisted amicably.

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According to Greek historians such as Diodorus Siculus and Herodotus, Greeks from various Sicilian cities united to help Himera fend off the Carthaginian invaders, sending heavily armed citizen soldiers into the fray.

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