The Ancient Carthaginian Army: 10 Things You Should Know
From humble beginnings as just another Phoenician colony in a ‘distant part’ of the world, Carthage or Kart-hadasht (Phoenician – ‘new city’) – known as…
Phoenician
The mysterious site of ancient Idalion in Cyprus is now open to public
When we take the legendary route, the ancient city of Idalion (or Idalium) in Cyprus was supposedly founded by Chalcanor, the Achaean hero of the…
Genome sequencing of a 2,500-year old man from Carthage reveals his European lineage
Researchers from the University of Otago (New Zealand) have successfully managed to sequence the first complete mitochondrial genome of a Phoenician who lived 2,500 years…
