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Carthaginian embassy to Alexander
The Carthaginian embassy to Alexander was a delegation Carthage is said to have sent to Alexander the Great in early 323 BC, recorded by Arrian and debated by historians.
Founding of Carthage
The founding of Carthage was the establishment of the city by colonists from Tyre, traditionally dated to 814 BC and led by the princess Elissa, or Dido.
Hanno the Navigator's voyage
Hanno the Navigator's voyage, also known as Voyage of Hanno, was a Carthaginian expedition that sailed beyond the Pillars of Heracles to found towns on West Africa's Atlantic coast.
Libyan revolts suppressed by Hanno the Great
The Libyan revolts suppressed by Hanno the Great, usually called the Mercenary or Truceless War, were uprisings of Carthage's unpaid mercenaries and Libyan subjects from 241 to 237 BC.
Mago's reorganization of the Carthaginian army
Mago's reorganization of the Carthaginian army, also called Mago's reforms, is the traditional account of Carthage abandoning citizen armies for conscripted subjects and hired mercenaries.
Malchus's campaign in Sicily
Malchus's campaign in Sicily was a Carthaginian expedition of about 550 BC, led by Malchus, who subdued part of the island before a later defeat in Sardinia.
Malchus's campaigns in Sardinia
Malchus's campaigns in Sardinia were a Carthaginian military expedition in the 6th century BC, led by the general Malchus, that ended in a severe defeat against the island's inhabitants.
Revolt of Bomilcar
The Revolt of Bomilcar was a failed coup in Carthage by the general Bomilcar during Agathocles' invasion of North Africa, crushed in street fighting around 308 BC.
Rome–Carthage treaty of 348 BC
The Rome–Carthage treaty of 348 BC, the second Romano-Carthaginian treaty, renewed the Republic's first treaty with Carthage, adding Tyre and Utica and barring Rome from southern Spain.
Rome–Carthage treaty of 509 BC
The Rome–Carthage treaty of 509 BC was the first known treaty between Rome and Carthage, concluded in the Roman Republic's first year and preserved by Polybius.
Voyage of Himilco
The Voyage of Himilco was a Carthaginian expedition, traditionally of the fifth century BC, sailing north from Gades along Iberia and Gaul, possibly to the British Isles.