Western Mediterranean Punic world

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Carthaginian sphere of influence historical cultural region maritime trading network

The Western Mediterranean Punic world was the network of Carthaginian-influenced territories, cities, and trading communities that dominated parts of North Africa, Sicily, Sardinia, and Iberia through a shared Punic culture, language, and maritime economy.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form	Occurrences
Punic Sardinia	2
Phoenician colonization of the western Mediterranean	1
Punic culture	1

Statements (70)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Carthaginian sphere of influence ⓘ historical cultural region ⓘ maritime trading network ⓘ
associatedWith	Carthage NERFINISHED ⓘ
conflictedWith	Greek city-states in Sicily ⓘ Roman Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ
declinedAfter	Punic Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ
flourishedDuring	4th century BCE ⓘ 5th century BCE ⓘ 6th century BCE ⓘ
hasAgriculturalBase	North African hinterland of Carthage ⓘ
hasArtStyle	Punic art NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasBurialCustom	rock-cut tombs ⓘ
hasCenter	Carthage NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasCity	Cagliari NERFINISHED ⓘ Carthage NERFINISHED ⓘ Carthago Nova NERFINISHED ⓘ Gades NERFINISHED ⓘ Hadrumetum NERFINISHED ⓘ Hippo Regius NERFINISHED ⓘ Lilybaeum NERFINISHED ⓘ Lixus NERFINISHED ⓘ Mogador NERFINISHED ⓘ Motya NERFINISHED ⓘ Nora NERFINISHED ⓘ Panormus NERFINISHED ⓘ Tharros NERFINISHED ⓘ Utica NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasColonialOrigin	Phoenician colonization ⓘ
hasCoreCulture	Punic culture GENERATED ⓘ
hasCoreLanguage	Punic language ⓘ
hasCulturalTrait	Phoenician-derived alphabetic writing ⓘ Semitic language use ⓘ child and animal votive offerings ⓘ syncretism with local deities ⓘ tophet sanctuaries ⓘ
hasEconomicRole	exploitation of Iberian mineral resources ⓘ intermediary between Atlantic and Mediterranean trade ⓘ
hasEconomyType	commercial agriculture ⓘ maritime trade economy ⓘ metal trade ⓘ slave trade ⓘ
hasKeyCommodity	grain ⓘ ivory ⓘ olive oil ⓘ purple dye ⓘ silver ⓘ slaves ⓘ textiles ⓘ tin ⓘ wine ⓘ
hasMainDeity	Baal Hammon NERFINISHED ⓘ Eshmun NERFINISHED ⓘ Melqart NERFINISHED ⓘ Tanit NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasMaritimeRoute	Atlantic coast of Iberia and Morocco ⓘ Strait of Gibraltar NERFINISHED ⓘ Tyrrhenian Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasMilitaryFeature	naval power ⓘ use of mercenary troops ⓘ
hasPoliticalCore	Carthaginian state NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasPoliticalStructure	network of colonies and client cities ⓘ
hasRegion	Iberian Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ North Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ Sardinia NERFINISHED ⓘ Sicily NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasReligion	Punic religion NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasSuccessor	Roman Western Mediterranean world ⓘ
hasTimePeriod	1st millennium BCE ⓘ
usesScript	Punic alphabet NERFINISHED ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

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

Punic Sicily → partOf → Western Mediterranean Punic world ⓘ

Carthaginian administration → culture → Western Mediterranean Punic world ⓘ

this entity surface form: Punic culture

Tharros → partOf → Western Mediterranean Punic world ⓘ

this entity surface form: Punic Sardinia

Phoenician necropolis of Puente de Noy → associatedWith → Western Mediterranean Punic world ⓘ

this entity surface form: Phoenician colonization of the western Mediterranean

Roman Sardinia → followed → Western Mediterranean Punic world ⓘ

this entity surface form: Punic Sardinia