Punic (Carthaginian) people

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Carthaginian civilization Semitic people ancient people maritime trading civilization

The Punic (Carthaginian) people were an ancient Semitic-speaking civilization centered in the North African city of Carthage, renowned for their maritime trade empire and conflicts with Rome during the Punic Wars.

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All labels observed (9)

Label Occurrences
Carthaginians 37
Punic 11
Carthaginian 2

Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Carthaginian civilization ⓘ
Semitic people ⓘ
ancient people ⓘ
maritime trading civilization ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Punic (Carthaginian) people ⓘ
surface form: Carthaginians

Poeni ⓘ
capital Carthage ⓘ
conflictWith Roman Republic ⓘ
controlledRegion Balearic Islands ⓘ
Corsica ⓘ
Sardinia ⓘ
Sicily ⓘ
coastal North Africa ⓘ
parts of Iberian Peninsula ⓘ
culturalInfluenceOn Mediterranean trade networks ⓘ
Roman religion ⓘ
culturalOrigin Tyre ⓘ
economyBasedOn agriculture ⓘ
maritime trade ⓘ
ethnicComposition Phoenician colonists ⓘ
indigenous North African peoples ⓘ
ethnicityOf Punic (Carthaginian) people self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Carthaginians
ethnonymDerivedFrom Latin Poenus ⓘ
fell 146 BCE ⓘ
flourished c. 6th century BCE ⓘ
foughtWar First Punic War ⓘ
Second Punic War ⓘ
Third Punic War ⓘ
foundedBy Phoenician settlers from Tyre ⓘ
knownFor Punic Wars ⓘ
surface form: Punic Wars with Rome

naval power ⓘ
language Phoenician language ⓘ
surface form: Punic language
languageFamily Northwest Semitic ⓘ
surface form: Northwest Semitic languages
locatedIn North Africa ⓘ
central Mediterranean ⓘ
mainColony Carthage ⓘ
mainUrbanCenter Carthage ⓘ
majorDeity Baal ⓘ
surface form: Baal Hammon

Tanit ⓘ
militaryStrength navy ⓘ
notableGeneral Hamilcar Barca ⓘ
Hannibal (Carthaginian general) ⓘ
surface form: Hannibal Barca
originatedFrom Phoenician civilization ⓘ
surface form: Phoenicians
politicalSystem oligarchic republic ⓘ
practicedReligion polytheism ⓘ
religion Punic religion ⓘ
spoke Punic ⓘ
successorCulture Roman North Africa ⓘ
surface form: Roman Africa
timePeriod 1st millennium BCE ⓘ
used war elephants ⓘ
usedScript Phoenician alphabet ⓘ

Referenced by (58)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Third Punic War → namedAfter → Punic (Carthaginian) people ⓘ
Ancient Mediterranean world → hasPart → Punic (Carthaginian) people ⓘ
this entity surface form: Carthaginian civilization
Motya → foundedBy → Punic (Carthaginian) people ⓘ
this entity surface form: Carthaginians
Lixus → culture → Punic (Carthaginian) people ⓘ
this entity surface form: Carthaginian
Lixus → languageInUse → Punic (Carthaginian) people ⓘ
this entity surface form: Punic
Mauretania (ancient kingdom) → associatedPeople → Punic (Carthaginian) people ⓘ
this entity surface form: Carthaginians
Tangier → foundedBy → Punic (Carthaginian) people ⓘ
this entity surface form: Carthaginians
Bruttians → alliedWith → Punic (Carthaginian) people ⓘ
this entity surface form: Carthaginians
Gela → destroyedBy → Punic (Carthaginian) people ⓘ
this entity surface form: Carthaginians
Akragas → besiegedBy → Punic (Carthaginian) people ⓘ
this entity surface form: Carthaginians
Akragas → capturedBy → Punic (Carthaginian) people ⓘ
this entity surface form: Carthaginians
Himera → attackedBy → Punic (Carthaginian) people ⓘ
this entity surface form: Carthaginians
Himera → destroyedBy → Punic (Carthaginian) people ⓘ
this entity surface form: Carthaginians
Barca → ethnicGroup → Punic (Carthaginian) people ⓘ
this entity surface form: Carthaginians
Barca → memberOf → Punic (Carthaginian) people ⓘ
this entity surface form: Carthaginian aristocracy
Qart Hadasht (Carthago Nova, in Iberia) → foundedBy → Punic (Carthaginian) people ⓘ
subject surface form: Qart Hadasht
this entity surface form: Carthaginians
mausoleum of Ateban → associatedWith → Punic (Carthaginian) people ⓘ
subject surface form: Mausoleum of Ateban
this entity surface form: Punic culture
Tophet of Carthage → associatedWithCulture → Punic (Carthaginian) people ⓘ
this entity surface form: Punic civilization
Lake of Tunis → usedBy → Punic (Carthaginian) people ⓘ
this entity surface form: Carthaginians
Thagaste → languageUsed → Punic (Carthaginian) people ⓘ
this entity surface form: Punic
Carthaginian Empire → ethnicGroup → Punic (Carthaginian) people ⓘ
this entity surface form: Carthaginians
Suffetes → usedBy → Punic (Carthaginian) people ⓘ
this entity surface form: Carthaginians
Barbarians → examines → Punic (Carthaginian) people ⓘ
this entity surface form: Carthaginians
Cartagena, Spain → foundedBy → Punic (Carthaginian) people ⓘ
this entity surface form: Carthaginians
Oea → languageUsed → Punic (Carthaginian) people ⓘ
this entity surface form: Punic
Cirta → languageUsed → Punic (Carthaginian) people ⓘ
this entity surface form: Punic
Iberians → interactedWith → Punic (Carthaginian) people ⓘ
this entity surface form: Carthaginians
Iberians → culturalInfluenceFrom → Punic (Carthaginian) people ⓘ
this entity surface form: Carthaginian culture
Carthaginian navy → languageOfCommand → Punic (Carthaginian) people ⓘ
this entity surface form: Punic
Hasdrubal the Boetharch → culture → Punic (Carthaginian) people ⓘ
this entity surface form: Carthaginian
Punic (Carthaginian) people → ethnicityOf → Punic (Carthaginian) people self-linksurface differs ⓘ
subject surface form: Punic people
this entity surface form: Carthaginians
Punic (Carthaginian) people → alsoKnownAs → Punic (Carthaginian) people ⓘ
subject surface form: Punic people
this entity surface form: Carthaginians
Lilybaeum → foundedBy → Punic (Carthaginian) people ⓘ
this entity surface form: Carthaginians
Aegadian Islands → usedBy → Punic (Carthaginian) people ⓘ
this entity surface form: Carthaginians
Tanit → veneratedBy → Punic (Carthaginian) people ⓘ
this entity surface form: Carthaginians
Maharbal → languageSpoken → Punic (Carthaginian) people ⓘ
this entity surface form: Punic
Maharbal → culture → Punic (Carthaginian) people ⓘ
this entity surface form: Punic culture
Zeugitana → languageInRomanPeriod → Punic (Carthaginian) people ⓘ
this entity surface form: Punic
Hadrumetum → languageUsed → Punic (Carthaginian) people ⓘ
this entity surface form: Punic
Mauri → neighboringPeoples → Punic (Carthaginian) people ⓘ
this entity surface form: Carthaginians
Volubilis → foundedBy → Punic (Carthaginian) people ⓘ
this entity surface form: Carthaginians
Carthaginian army → languageOfCommand → Punic (Carthaginian) people ⓘ
this entity surface form: Punic
Zankle → laterControlledBy → Punic (Carthaginian) people ⓘ
this entity surface form: Carthaginians
Ἀκράγας → destroyedBy → Punic (Carthaginian) people ⓘ
this entity surface form: Carthaginians
Selinus → destroyedBy → Punic (Carthaginian) people ⓘ
this entity surface form: Carthaginians
Carthago Nova → foundedBy → Punic (Carthaginian) people ⓘ
this entity surface form: Carthaginians
Ancient Iberia → hasInhabitant → Punic (Carthaginian) people ⓘ
this entity surface form: Carthaginians
Barqid family → ethnicGroup → Punic (Carthaginian) people ⓘ
this entity surface form: Carthaginians
New City → appliedBy → Punic (Carthaginian) people ⓘ
this entity surface form: Carthaginians
Tharros → occupiedBy → Punic (Carthaginian) people ⓘ
this entity surface form: Carthaginians