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Remnants of the ancient commercial harbour of Carthage.
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Remnants of the ancient commercial harbour of Carthage.

View of the ancient circular war-harbour of Carthage. The admiral's palace stood on the island in the center.
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View of the ancient circular war-harbour of Carthage. The admiral's palace sto...

Dry dock on the island Port of Carthage
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Dry dock on the island Port of Carthage

Columns at the war harbour of Carthage
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Columns at the war harbour of Carthage

Ruins at the war harbour of Carthage
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Ruins at the war harbour of Carthage

The Tophet of Carthage The altar where children were burnt
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The Tophet of Carthage The altar where children...

The tophet of Carthage The altar where the children were burnt
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The tophet of Carthage The altar where the chil...

The tophet of Carthage The incinerator in which the bodies of the sacrificed children were burnt.
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The tophet of Carthage The incinerator in which...

Punic stelae from the tophet at Carthage. This was a cemetery for cinerary urns of children and small animals. The immolation of young children by Punic priests was a religious rite to ward off exceptional disasters. 3rd-2nd BCE
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Punic stelae from the tophet at Carthage. This was a cemetery for cinerary...

Punic stelae from the tophet at Carthage. This was a cemetery for cinerary urns of children and small animals. The immolation of young children by Punic priests was a religious rite to ward off exceptional disasters. 3rd-2nd BCE
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Punic stelae from the tophet at Carthage. This was a cemetery for cinerary...

Punic stele in a Roman vault, from the tophet at Carthage. This was a cemetery for cinerary urns of children and small animals. The immolation of young children by Punic priests was a religious rite to ward off exceptional disasters. 3rd-2nd BCE
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Punic stele in a Roman vault, from the tophet at Carthage. This was a cem...