Carthage thread

They sacrificed babies

They wuz black

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they spoke a crazy extinct language, as pic related

source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punic_language

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did elephants live in the mediterranean coast or were brought from subsaharan africa

>>1793553

They used a now-extinct species of North African elephants that were much smaller than the sub-Saharan variety, probably only around 2m tall.

>>1793553
>>1793572
North African forest/bush elephants

>>1793572
2.5 meters is what's generally given. Similar size to current African Forest Elephant.

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>>1793511
All I need to learn about Romans, I learned in 149 BC

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mpaR6Sx3ZRg

>>1793514
Roman slander

>>1793511
They're a fun if weak faction in Rome 2

And civ.

It's like playing the portuguese in aoe3

Alot of counter units.

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>>1793549
>Ythalonimualoniuthsicorathiisthymhimihymacomsyth

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>>1793511
They invented plantations and they were, like all good Phenicians, hard-working and skilled craftsmen.

>>1793671
Also extremely rich.

DELENDA EST

>>1795793
Also like the portuguese in aoe3

>>1793549
Ia, ia, ba'al ftaghn!