Women of Carthage. Engraving by R. Brendamour after a painting by Richard Linderum (1851-1926). It depicts a patriotic episode of the Third Punic War (149-146 BC), the last confrontation between the Carthage and Rome. The Carthaginian women deposit their jewellery, their treasures and even their hair (the object of the highest esteem of the Carthaginians) on the altar of the homeland in order to buy swords and spears and fight the invaders. La Ilustracion Espanola y Americana (The Spanish and American Illustration), May 22, 1884.
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Women of Carthage. Engraving by R. Brendamour after a painting by Richard Linderum (1851-1926). It depicts a patriotic episode of the Third Punic War (149-146 BC), the last confrontation between the Carthage and Rome. The Carthaginian women deposit their jewellery, their treasures and even their hair (the object of the highest esteem of the Carthaginians) on the altar of the homeland in order to buy swords and spears and fight the invaders. La Ilustracion Espanola y Americana (The Spanish and American Illustration), May 22, 1884.

Date

26 juin 2018

Crédit

Photo12/Universal Images Group

Notre référence

UMG25A00_072

Licence

Droits gérés

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47,8Mo (3,7Mo) / 42,0cm x 28,5cm / 4961 x 3370 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Tunisia jewelry jewels altar homeland patriots patriotism history ancient history Ancient Carthage Carthaginian empire women Carthage war Third Punic War antiquity Brendamour ceremony city town garments society fire offerings Richard Linderum Tunisia

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