Punic
Relating to Carthage
Punic refers to ancient Carthage, its people, language, and culture.
The Carthaginians were Phoenician colonists in North Africa, and Punic derives from the Latin word for Phoenician.
The term appears most often in Punic Wars—the three conflicts between Rome and Carthage.
Because Romans considered Carthaginians treacherous, Punic faith came to mean bad faith or treachery.
Phoenician colony that challenged Rome
- HannibalCarthaginian military commander
- BaalAncient Canaanite deity
- mercenariesSoldiers paid to fight
- elephantsTusked, trunk-bearing mammals
triremes · harbor · citadel · oligarchy · senate · sacrifice
Italy's capital city
- ScipioRoman general, African surname
- ZamaAncient North African battleground
- SicilyMediterranean's biggest island
- SardiniaItalian autonomous island region
treaty · conquest · siege · defeat · victory · Cato · destruction · Regulus
Historic Phoenician maritime center
- alphabetLanguage's letter system
- scriptWritten words for performance
- inscriptionText permanently marked
- stelaeInscribed commemorative pillars
colonization · seafaring · Levantine · Semitic · purple · dye · cedars · Lebanon
Disloyalty or treachery
- duplicityDeliberate misleading behavior
- perfidyDeliberate breach of trust
- deceitDeliberate misleading of others
- brokenDamaged beyond function
oaths · betrayal · untrustworthiness · cunning · Roman · propaganda · stereotype · hostility
Carthage
Phoenician colony that challenged Rome
- HannibalCarthaginian military commander
- BaalAncient Canaanite deity
- mercenariesSoldiers paid to fight
elephants · triremes · harbor · citadel · oligarchy · senate · sacrifice
Rome
Italy's capital city
- ScipioRoman general, African surname
- ZamaAncient North African battleground
- SicilyMediterranean's biggest island
Sardinia · treaty · conquest · siege · defeat · victory · Cato · destruction · Regulus · Alps
Tyre
Historic Phoenician maritime center
- alphabetLanguage's letter system
- scriptWritten words for performance
- inscriptionText permanently marked
stelae · colonization · seafaring · Levantine · Semitic · purple · dye · cedars · Lebanon · language
faithlessness
Disloyalty or treachery
- duplicityDeliberate misleading behavior
- perfidyDeliberate breach of trust
- deceitDeliberate misleading of others
broken · oaths · betrayal · untrustworthiness · cunning · Roman · propaganda · stereotype · hostility · enmity
Mediterranean
Sea between Europe, Africa, Asia
- tradeExchange of commodities
- navigationDetermining position and course
- shippingTransporting goods to destinations
commerce · fleets · ports · merchants · amphorae · coastal · galleys · routes · colonies · emporium
- Second Punic WarRome-Carthage conflict, elephants
- Punic WarsRome-Carthage military trilogy