The Re-interpretation of Latino-Punic Inscriptions from Roman Tripolitania
1983; Cambridge University Press; Volume: 14; Linguagem: Inglês
10.1017/s0263718900007809
ISSN2052-6148
Autores Tópico(s)Classical Antiquity Studies
ResumoAbstract Five Latino-Punic inscriptions from Tripolitania are discussed in detail, and their wider context discussed. Not only do they attest the prevalence of the Punic language in Roman Tripolitania, but also survival of Punic political and religious institutions. A particularly graphic example is provided in inscription IRT 893, which suggests that human sacrifice attested among the Carthaginians was also practised in Tripolitania. The inscriptions attest a flourishing economy in the region during the Roman period.
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