Carthago: Acta Colloquii Bruxellensis 1986

These are the proceedings of a conference held in Brussels in 1986 to commemorate the 2400 years of Carthage, founded in 814/3 B.C. according to the tradition reported by Timaeus. The eighteen papers, reproduced with illustrations, ample footnotes, and annexes, deal therefore with Carthage and its spiritual heritage, from the time of its foundation to the Roman period, attention being also paid to ancient sources in Arabic. Archaeology, epigraphy, religious history, topography, art history are all taken into account. Besides, the volume contains the indices to Studia Phoenicia I-VI.