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Carthaginian Collection (#12)

"Carthaginian: A Legacy of Strategy, Art, and Conquest" The Battle of Cannae plan, 216 BC: Carthage's brilliant military strategy that crushed the Roman army

Background imageCarthaginian Collection: Hannibal crossing the Alps, 1852. Artist: John Leech

Hannibal crossing the Alps, 1852. Artist: John Leech
Hannibal crossing the Alps, 1852. From The Comic History of Rome, by Gilbert A A Beckett, illustrated by John Leech. [Bradbury, Agnew & Co, London, 1852]

Background imageCarthaginian Collection: His Excellency Q Fabius offering Peace or War to the Carthaginian Senate, 1852. Artist: John Leech

His Excellency Q Fabius offering Peace or War to the Carthaginian Senate, 1852. Artist: John Leech
His Excellency Q Fabius offering Peace or War to the Carthaginian Senate, 1852. From The Comic History of Rome, by Gilbert A A Beckett, illustrated by John Leech. [Bradbury, Agnew & Co, London, 1852]

Background imageCarthaginian Collection: Hanno announcing the emptiness of the Public Coffers, 1852. Artist: John Leech

Hanno announcing the emptiness of the Public Coffers, 1852. Artist: John Leech
Hanno announcing the emptiness of the Public Coffers, 1852. From The Comic History of Rome, by Gilbert A. A Beckett, illustrated by John Leech. [Bradbury, Agnew & Co. London, 1852]

Background imageCarthaginian Collection: I carry here peace and war: choose, men of Carthage, which ye will, c1912 (1912)

I carry here peace and war: choose, men of Carthage, which ye will, c1912 (1912). Artist: Ernest Dudley Heath
I carry here peace and war: choose, men of Carthage, which ye will, c1912 (1912). Fabius Maximus, known as the Cunctator (delayer)

Background imageCarthaginian Collection: Hannibal (247-183 / 182 / 181 BC), Punic Carthaginian, military commander, 1924

Hannibal (247-183 / 182 / 181 BC), Punic Carthaginian, military commander, 1924
Hannibal (247-183/182/181 BC), Punic Carthaginian, military commander. Taken from the Leaders of Men cigarette cards produced by Ogdens 1924

Background imageCarthaginian Collection: St Julia, 1886

St Julia, 1886. St Julia was a Christian virgin martyr who died on Corsica. Published in Butlers Lives of the Saints, DIV 6, by the Rev Alban Butler, London & Dublin, 1886

Background imageCarthaginian Collection: Sophonisba, 1640s. Artist: Luca Ferrari

Sophonisba, 1640s. Artist: Luca Ferrari
Sophonisba, 1640s. Sophonisba was a Carthaginian noblewoman who was captured by the Romans late in the Second Punic War. She committed suicide by drinking poison in order to avoid the humiliation of

Background imageCarthaginian Collection: Drawings of jewels for Salammbo, c1858. Artist: Gustave Flaubert

Drawings of jewels for Salammbo, c1858. Artist: Gustave Flaubert
Drawings of jewels for Salammbo, c1858

Background imageCarthaginian Collection: Mosaic of Tanit, Cartaginian, 3rd century BC

Mosaic of Tanit, Cartaginian, 3rd century BC. Tanit was a Phoenician lunar goddess worshipped as the patron goddess of Carthage. Located in the collection of the Bardo Museum, Tunisia

Background imageCarthaginian Collection: Childrens cemetery, Carthage, Tunisia, 3rd century BC

Childrens cemetery, Carthage, Tunisia, 3rd century BC. Many archaeologists believe that the Carthaginians practised child sacrifice

Background imageCarthaginian Collection: Quadriga, Kerkouane, Tunisia, 3rd century BC

Quadriga, Kerkouane, Tunisia, 3rd century BC. Kerkouane was a Punic city in north-eastern Tunisia. It was abandoned c250 BC during the First Punic War and was never rebuilt by the Romans

Background imageCarthaginian Collection: Heads of dignitaries, Kerkouane, Tunisia, 3rd century BC

Heads of dignitaries, Kerkouane, Tunisia, 3rd century BC. Located in the Bardo Museum, Tunisia

Background imageCarthaginian Collection: Money, Kerkouane, Tunisia, 3rd century BC

Money, Kerkouane, Tunisia, 3rd century BC. Kerkouane was a Punic city in north-eastern Tunisia. It was abandoned c250 BC during the First Punic War and was never rebuilt by the Romans

Background imageCarthaginian Collection: Lions, from Kerkouane, Tunisia, 3rd century BC

Lions, from Kerkouane, Tunisia, 3rd century BC. Kerkouane was a Punic city in north-eastern Tunisia. It was abandoned c250 BC during the First Punic War and was never rebuilt by the Romans

Background imageCarthaginian Collection: Carthaginian masks, Tunisia, 4th-3rd century BC

Carthaginian masks, Tunisia, 4th-3rd century BC. Cathage was settled by Phoenician settlers from Tyre in 814 BC. The city became the centre of a powerful empire that rivalled Rome for control of

Background imageCarthaginian Collection: Scene from the life of Hannibal, 18th century. Artist: Claudio Francesco Beaumont

Scene from the life of Hannibal, 18th century. Artist: Claudio Francesco Beaumont
Scene from the life of Hannibal, 18th century. From a private collection

Background imageCarthaginian Collection: Carthaginian funerary stele

Carthaginian funerary stele
Neo-Punic Carthaginian funerary stele, showing the deceased man with attendants and an altar. From the British Museums collection

Background imageCarthaginian Collection: Head of Tanit on a gold tridrachm

Head of Tanit on a gold tridrachm from the first Punic War against Rome, from the British Museums collection

Background imageCarthaginian Collection: Hannibal and his army crossing the Alps, 218 BC

Hannibal and his army crossing the Alps, 218 BC. During the Second Punic War, the Carthaginian general Hannibal (247-182 BC) led his army, including elephants

Background imageCarthaginian Collection: The Lady of Elche, 5th century BC

The Lady of Elche, 5th century BC. This painted limestone bust found at La Alcuidia de Elche in Spain in 1897 shows Carthaginian influence on Iberian art of the time

Background imageCarthaginian Collection: Hannibal crossing the Alps, 218 BC (early 20th century)

Hannibal crossing the Alps, 218 BC (early 20th century). During the Second Punic War, the Carthaginian general Hannibal led his army, including elephants

Background imageCarthaginian Collection: Carthaginian grinning mask, 6th century

Carthaginian grinning mask, 6th century
Carthaginian grinning mask made of baked clay, now in the Bardo Museum in Tunis, 6th century

Background imageCarthaginian Collection: Punic art. Spain. Carthaginian necklace glass paste. 4th cen

Punic art. Spain. Carthaginian necklace glass paste. 4th cen
Punic art. Spain. Carthaginian necklace glass paste. Empuries, 4th century BC. Archaeological Museum. Girona. Catalonia

Background imageCarthaginian Collection: SCHONBERG, Johann Heinrich (1609-1683). The Oath

SCHONBERG, Johann Heinrich (1609-1683). The Oath of Hannibal. Baroque art. Oil. GERMANY. BAVARIA. N� rg. Germanisches Nationalmuseum (German National Museum)

Background imageCarthaginian Collection: Figure shaped as a sarcophagus lid founded in Ard-el-Morali

Figure shaped as a sarcophagus lid founded in Ard-el-Morali necropolis. Carthaginian art. Ceramics. TUNISIA. Tunis. Bardo Museum. Proc: TUNISIA. TUNIS. Carthage

Background imageCarthaginian Collection: Sicily - Ancient Quarries at Campobello

Sicily - Ancient Quarries at Campobello
Black and white Victorian lantern slide of the ancient quarries at Campobello. Two men sit on the Rocks of Cusa, stone that was once used to construct the Greek Selinunte temple

Background imageCarthaginian Collection: Portrait of Hannibal and his troops crossing the Alps

Portrait of Hannibal and his troops crossing the Alps

Background imageCarthaginian Collection: Hamilcar, the father of Hannibal. Carthaginians fighting Roman galleys

Hamilcar, the father of Hannibal. Carthaginians fighting Roman galleys

Background imageCarthaginian Collection: View of Carthage with Dido and Aeneas (pen, watercolour and bistre wash)

View of Carthage with Dido and Aeneas (pen, watercolour and bistre wash)
XIR905600 View of Carthage with Dido and Aeneas (pen, watercolour and bistre wash) by Claude Lorrain (Claude Gellee) (1600-82); Musee Bonnat, Bayonne, France; French, out of copyright

Background imageCarthaginian Collection: The Departure of Dido and Aeneas for the Hunt, 1772-4 (oil on canvas)

The Departure of Dido and Aeneas for the Hunt, 1772-4 (oil on canvas)
XOS1448807 The Departure of Dido and Aeneas for the Hunt, 1772-4 (oil on canvas) by Restout, Jean Bernard (1732-97); 32x40 cm; Los Angeles County Museum of Art, CA, USA; French, out of copyright

Background imageCarthaginian Collection: GERMANY: PEASANTS WAR. Peasants fighting monks and the Pope. Woodcut, German, 1524

GERMANY: PEASANTS WAR. Peasants fighting monks and the Pope. Woodcut, German, 1524

Background imageCarthaginian Collection: HANNIBAL (247-183 B. C. ). Carthaginian general

HANNIBAL (247-183 B. C. ). Carthaginian general
HANNIBAL (247-183 B.C.). Carthaginian general. Hannibal and his army at the Battle of Cannae in southern Italy, 216 B.C. Spanish manuscript illumination, 15th century

Background imageCarthaginian Collection: Carthage, Tunisia - Ruins of a Byzantine Basilica

Carthage, Tunisia - Ruins of a Byzantine Basilica. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageCarthaginian Collection: Picture No. 10882779

Picture No. 10882779
The Carthaginian Wreck Date:

Background imageCarthaginian Collection: Carthaginian general Hannibals army crossing the Alps 218 BC to do battle with the Romans

Carthaginian general Hannibals army crossing the Alps 218 BC to do battle with the Romans. Second Punic War. Early 20th century illustration

Background imageCarthaginian Collection: Hannibal (247-182 BC) Carthaginian general. Hannibal and his army crossing the Alps

Hannibal (247-182 BC) Carthaginian general. Hannibal and his army crossing the Alps with elephants to make war on Rome 218 BC. Collection Palazzo dei Conservatori

Background imageCarthaginian Collection: Hannibal crossing the Alps. Hannibal, (248-183 or 182 BC), Carthaginian military commander

Hannibal crossing the Alps. Hannibal, (248-183 or 182 BC), Carthaginian military commander and tactician who is popularly credited as one of the most talented commanders in history

Background imageCarthaginian Collection: Illustration representing fighting Carthaginian and Roman horsemen, Second Punic War, 218-201 BC

Illustration representing fighting Carthaginian and Roman horsemen, Second Punic War, 218-201 BC
Roman Civilization. Fighting Carthaginian and Roman horsemen. Second Punic War, 218-201 BC. Colour illustration

Background imageCarthaginian Collection: Heavy infantry and alite Sacred Band cavalry, drawing

Heavy infantry and alite Sacred Band cavalry, drawing
Carthaginian empire. Heavy infantry and A

Background imageCarthaginian Collection: Egg-shaped figure from Illa Plana. Carthaginian

Egg-shaped figure from Illa Plana. Carthaginian art. Ceramics. SPAIN. Barcelona. Archaeology Museum of Catalonia. Proc: SPAIN. IBIZA

Background imageCarthaginian Collection: Womans head. Punic art. Terracotta sculpture

Womans head. Punic art. Terracotta sculpture. From: Puig des Molins (Ibiza). Carthaginian art. Terra-cotta. SPAIN. Barcelona. Archaeology Museum of Catalonia. Proc: SPAIN. IBIZA. Puig des Molins

Background imageCarthaginian Collection: TUNISIA. Carthage. House of Horses. Roman art

TUNISIA. Carthage. House of Horses. Roman art. Early Empire. Mosaic

Background imageCarthaginian Collection: Bronze cutthroat razor shaped as a duck. Carthaginian

Bronze cutthroat razor shaped as a duck. Carthaginian art. Jewelry. SPAIN. Madrid. National Museum of Archaeology. Proc: SPAIN. IBIZA. Puig des Molins

Background imageCarthaginian Collection: Pynax. 6th c. BC. Carthaginian art. Terra-cotta

Pynax. 6th c. BC. Carthaginian art. Terra-cotta. SPAIN. Madrid. National Museum of Archaeology. Proc: SPAIN. IBIZA

Background imageCarthaginian Collection: TUNISIA. TUNIS. Carthage. House of Horses

TUNISIA. TUNIS. Carthage. House of Horses

Background imageCarthaginian Collection: TUNISIA. TUNIS. Carthage. Punic pillars, funerary

TUNISIA. TUNIS. Carthage. Punic pillars, funerary monuments. Carthaginian art. Sculpture

Background imageCarthaginian Collection: TUNISIA. Carthage. House of Horses. Opus tessellatum

TUNISIA. Carthage. House of Horses. Opus tessellatum with equestrian scene. Roman art. Mosaic

Background imageCarthaginian Collection: HANNIBAL (247-183 BC)

HANNIBAL (247-183 BC). Carthaginian general and statesman. Litography




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"Carthaginian: A Legacy of Strategy, Art, and Conquest" The Battle of Cannae plan, 216 BC: Carthage's brilliant military strategy that crushed the Roman army. Hannibal crossing the Alps: Defying all odds, Hannibal led his army and elephants through treacherous terrain to surprise Rome. Scipio Africanus meeting Hannibal at the Battle of Zama: Two legendary generals clash in a decisive battle that shaped history. Majestic bust of Hannibal in Naples: A testament to the enduring fascination with this Carthaginian military genius. Exquisite sculpture depicting goddess Tanit: Carthaginian art showcases their devotion to deities and intricate craftsmanship. Epic journey across the Alps with elephants: Hannibal's audacious feat still captivates our imagination today. Adventurous crossing of the Rhone River by Hannibal's forces: Overcoming natural obstacles on their path to victory. Byrsa Hill, a UNESCO World Heritage Site representing Carthage's ancient origins as a Punic stronghold. Salammbo, daughter of Hamilcar Barca – an illustration capturing the spirit and strength women during war times. Punic Wars' attack on Carthage & Sicily unfolds through captivating mosaics showcasing Roman artistic prowess early on. The story of Carthage is one filled with strategic brilliance, daring conquests, and rich artistic expression that has left an indelible mark on history.