The Truth About Child Sacrifice in Carthage

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The Truth About Child Sacrifice in Carthage

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The ancient Carthaginians have been accused of one of history's most disturbing practices: the systematic sacrifice of their own children to the gods Baal Hammon and Tanit. But how much of this is fact, and how much is Roman propaganda? In this episode, Lucas and Luna dig into the archaeological evidence from the Tophet of Carthage, the written accounts of Diodorus Siculus and Tertullian, and the controversial interpretations of stelae and urns. They explore the Punic term 'mlk' (sacrifice), the differing views of modern scholars, and the possibility that the Tophet was a child cemetery for natural deaths, not a site of ritual murder. Was Carthage uniquely cruel, or was it a victim of its own enemies' slander? And what does this mean for our understanding of Punic religion and society? Join us as we navigate the fraught question of Carthaginian child sacrifice, separating ancient slurs from archaeological reality. #Carthage #ChildSacrifice #Tophet #BaalHammon #Tanit #PunicReligion #DiodorusSiculus #Tertullian #Mlk #Salammbo #Carthaginian #Phoenician #AncientHistory #Archaeology #Controversy #ReligiousStudies #FexingoHistory #History Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo

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