9 Aug 2026, 08:15 UTC12 views3 reactionsread 9 August 2026 The Second Carthaginian in History
Have you ever wondered who was the second Carthaginian in history after Dido?
Meet Malchus.
He is the first historical Carthaginian we can actually name after the legendary founder. His story comes down to us through the much later Roman historian Justin, and it’s a strange, messy, almost cinematic tale of victory, exile, civil war, and family betrayal.
Malchus (his name is simp…
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17 Apr 2026, 10:02 UTC78 views7 reactionsread 9 August 2026 Photo
Why do I like history?
Understanding the past will always help us understand the present and the future.
This picture below does not represent the views of myself or the official position of this channel, it’s just funny 😆
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9 Apr 2026, 16:44 UTC100 views4 reactionsread 9 August 2026 Photo
Young Hannibal takes an oath of eternal enmity to Rome ⚔️
Artist: Sandra Delgado
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28 Mar 2026, 14:43 UTC115 views5 reactionsread 9 August 2026 Such tophets are separated from normal cemeteries, which may suggest a cultural procedure different from than of an adult burial. Interestingly, multiple animal bones were often mixed in with infant bones in these urns.
While there are many who argue that the presence of Tophets unequivocally support the idea of child sacrifice through burning, another group of scientists suggest an alternative explanation: seeing T…
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28 Mar 2026, 14:43 UTC95 views4 reactionsread 9 August 2026 Photo
On the subject of child sacrifice in Phoenicia and Carthage. Part 3 and Conclusion
Dear All!
After a very long delay (apologies!), I am publishing the last, 3rd post on this topic, where I am hoping to review and discuss together with you the archaelogical evidence of the child sacrifice and try to summarize what we know about the topic. In the 1st post we started the discussion mainly on general facts that are kn…
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5 Jan 2026, 15:10 UTC145 views7 reactionsread 9 August 2026 Photo
''Offering to Molech'' by Charles Foster, 1897. One of the many ways in which the child sacrifice is depicted.
Hi all!
I was glad to see a lot of discussion including many great insights on my opening post on this topic. Hopefully, we can the keep same spirit in this and the following posts on the topic!
To keep digging into this subject, let's review the historical accounts that mention the practice of child sacr…
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27 Dec 2025, 16:02 UTC116 views7 reactionsread 9 August 2026 Photo
On the subject of child sacrifice in Phoenicia and Carthage. Part 1
Dear All!
There is perhaps not a single topic from Phoenicial history that has been discussed more than the practice of moloch, or the child sacrifice to gods. From the Bible to countless scientific papers, from numerous ancient accounts of the Romans and Greeks to fiction literature of all periods, thousands of sheets of paper were dedicated to co…
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26 Dec 2025, 18:38 UTC84 views5 reactionsread 9 August 2026 Photo
Sorry for radio silence for such a long time, a new post about the unsettling practice of molk, or child sacrifice, is coming out in a few days!
📢 also a Public Announcement: Sydney Sweeney is no longer welcome in our Telegram group🚨
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26 Oct 2025, 11:54 UTC139 views3 reactionsread 9 August 2026 Photo
⚔️ The Mercenary War, or Truceless War, was a brutal conflict fought between Carthage and its mutinous soldiers from 241 to 237 BCE, during a lull in the Punic Wars. When Carthage's mercenary soldiers were denied the payment that they had been promised, they revolted, leading to a large-scale rebellion supported by several North African settlements.
The Carthaginians initially fared poorly against the rebels, but th…
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15 Oct 2025, 08:56 UTC120 views6 reactionsread 9 August 2026 Photo
Another depiction of this event by Giambattista Tiepolo.
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14 Oct 2025, 18:01 UTC100 views2 reactionsread 9 August 2026 Photo
Drawing depicts a famous episode of the early stage of the Second Punic War.
Standing before the Carthaginian Senate, Roman emissary Quintus Fabius Maximus demanded surrendering Hannibal as a prisoner, holding up two ends of his toga, saying that one stood for peace, the other for war. He let the Carthaginian senate choose but they insisted that Fabius would decide. After the delegation had received the Carthaginian…
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12 Oct 2025, 17:05 UTC93 views5 reactions1 Starread 9 August 2026 Photo
Look at this amazing find from a used books store 😍
Expect a lot of pics and new insights!
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