Punic

Punic (from Latin pūnicus) was a Latin version of the term "Phoenician". (After the Punic Wars, Romans used this term as an adjective meaning "treacherous".)

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In archaeological and linguistic usage, it refers to the Greco-Roman era culture and dialect of Carthage and its empire as distinct from their Phoenician originals. Phoenicians settled in Northwest Africa (the Maghreb) from the city of Tyre (in modern Lebanon) and their culture and political organisation separated into a distinct form. There were distinct Punic settlements from the Iberian Peninsula and Gibraltar in the West to Cyprus in the East; Sicily was a battleground between Punic and Roman forces for a long time. In the end, the Romans managed to defeat the Carthaginians and their allies, enabling a Roman settlement of Africa. There is a famous quote associated with this defeat: Delenda est Carthago, meaning simply, "Carthage is to be destroyed".

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See Phoenician languages and Carthage for more on Punic.

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Latin: Latin is an Indo-European language originally spoken in the region around Rome called Latium. It gained great importance as the formal language of the Roman Empire. All Romance languages are descended from Latin, and many words based on Latin are found in other modern languages such as English. The ...

Punic Wars: The Punic Wars were a series of three wars fought between Rome and the Phoenician city of Carthage. They are known as the "Punic" Wars because Rome's name for Carthaginians was Punici (older Poenici, due to their Phoenician ancestry)....

Carthage: :This article is about the ancient city-state of Carthage in North Africa. For other uses of the word, see Carthage (disambiguation)....

Punic related Images and Photos (experimental)

Punic Wars: Ecnomus	Second Punic War: Hannibal Crosses the Alps with His Elephants	Second Punic War Scipio Africanus Defeats Hannibal at Zama in North Africa	Punic Wars a Roman Reconnaissance Patrol Watches Hannibal's Advance Through the Alps
Second Punic War: Hannibal Descends into Italy after Crossing the Alps with His Elephants	Second Punic War Scipio Africanus Meets Hannibal Before Defeating Him at Zama in North Africa