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Phoenicians wouldn't have gone so far inland. Carthaginians were their descendants, but at the time of Second Punic War, centuries had passed since original col
by narag 4y ago
Phoenicians wouldn't have gone so far inland. Carthaginians were their descendants, but at the time of Second Punic War, centuries had passed since original colonies like Tarsis or Malaka (Cádiz, Málaga) were founded.
Carthage was a Phoenician colony itself so it makes (some) sense to drop Phoenicians' name in the mix, but I'd never seen "Phoenician-Carthaginian", simply "Carthaginian" for that era.
A nice finding anyway.
- thriftwy 4y agoPhoenicians had massive involvement in Spanish metal trade, with the mining taking place inland. Of all places this is the one where you can expect them to be inland.