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  • Collection: Photographs of Carthage

tophet of carthage.JPG
A photograph taken in 2004 of the ruins of the Tophet site in Carthage. This is the place where children were offered as sacrifices. Tophet can also refer to a place where the wicked are punished, i.e. hell.

Quartier_Punique.JPG
A photograph, self-made in 2004, of the ruins of the Punic Quarter in the Byrsa hill, Carthage.

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American_Army_chaplains_inspecting_the_ruins_of_the_Roman_arena_8d32416v.jpg
"Carthage, Tunisia. American Army chaplains inspecting the ruins of the Roman arena where Christian martyrs were thrown to the lions. The altar later erected on the site had been used as a bivouac by German troops"

800px-Karthago.JPG
Ruinen von Karthago, eigenes Foto, selbst aufgenommen am 18. Mai 2005. (Description from

Amphitheatre_carthage_2006.jpg
A photograph taken in 2006 by Bertrand Bouret of the amphitheatre in Carthag
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