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Tag Archives: Punic Wars
Scipio Takes Command
Scipio was the man who finally beat Hannibal on the battlefield. Bronze bust of Scipio Africanus in the the Naples National Archaeological Museum (Inv. No. 5634), dated mid 1st century BC, from the Villa of the Papyri in Herculaneum, modern … Continue reading
Posted in archaeology, books, Hannibal, history, Romans, Scipio Africanus, Spain, warfare
Tagged Cartagena, great generals, history, New Carthage, Punic Wars, Romans, travel, war
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The Great Rio Tinto Mine
The first explorers sailed carefully through the Gates of Hercules (Gibraltar and Dschebel Musa) and a little beyond. What did they find in that New World? No one they knew had ever been there before but it was reputed to … Continue reading
Posted in history, Spain, travel, wealth
Tagged discovery, explorers, gold and copper, good investment, mine, Punic Wars, Rome, wealth
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