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21Hanno the Great — There were three leaders of ancient Carthage who were known as Hanno the Great , according to two historians. [Gilbert Charles Picard and Colette Picard. These two historians are husband and wife, yet each is an independent scholar in the field,… …
22Naval tactics in the Age of Galleys — were used from antiquity to the early 17th century when sailing ships replaced oared galleys. Contents 1 Weapons in the age of galleys 2 Early naval tactics 3 Line abreast …
23Hanno the Elder — was a Carthaginian general who served under Hannibal during the Second Punic War. According to the historian Livy, his track record was terrible: in 215 BC he was defeated by Tiberius Sempronius Longus at Grumentum, in 214 BC he was defeated by… …
24Archaeology of the Cross and Crucifix — Archæology of the Cross and Crucifix † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Archæology of the Cross and Crucifix I. PRIMITIVE CRUCIFORM SIGNS The sign of the cross, represented in its simplest form by a crossing of two lines at right angles,… …
25Timeline of the name Palestine — This article presents a list of notable historical references to the name Palestine, and cognates such as Filastin and Palaestina, through the various time periods of the region. The term Peleset (transliterated from hieroglyphs as P r s t) is… …
26Battle of the Lipari Islands — Infobox Military Conflict caption= The Lapari islands, also known as the Aeolian Islands. conflict=Battle of the Lipari Islands partof=the First Punic War date=260 BC place=Lipara harbour, Sicily result=Carthaginian victory combatant1=Carthage… …
27Himilco the Navigator — Himilco (Phoenician Chimilkât), a Carthaginian navigator and explorer, lived during the height of Carthaginian power, the 5th century BC.Himilco is the first known explorer from the Mediterranean Sea to reach the northwestern shores of Europe.… …
28Hannibal the Rhodian — was a Carthaginian sailor in the First Punic War. He commanded a fast quadreme. During the Siege of Lilybaeum he was able to use the velocity of his ship and its shallow draft to go into the shallows and avoid the Roman fleet. He was able to gain …
29SCIPIO, P. CORNELIUS, THE ELDER — surnamed Africanus Major, a celebrated Roman general; was present at the engagement near the Tacinus and at Cannæ; was appointed proconsul of Spain at the age of 24, and made himself master of nearly the whole of it against the Carthaginians;… …
30DIONYSIUS THE ELDER — tyrant of Syracuse from 406 to 367 B.C.; at first a private citizen; early took interest in public affairs, and played a part in them; entered the army, and rose to be head of the State; subdued the other cities of Sicily, and declared war… …
