All 4 Uses of
Carthage
in
Johnny Got His Gun
- He thought of the slaves deep under the street levels of Carthage before the Romans came and destroyed the city.
Chpt 15 *Carthage = an ancient city state on the north African coast
- He remembered from some time way back in the past how he had read of the Carthaginian slaves and what they did and how they were treated.†
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- How the great Carthaginian lords wanting someone to guard their treasure stores would find a healthy young man and put out his eyes with sharp sticks so he wouldn't be able to see where they took him and thus learn the location of their treasures.†
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- He thought of the Carthaginian slaves down in the darkness blinded and chained and he thought they were lucky guys.†
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Definition:
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(Carthage) an ancient city state on the north African coast near modern Tunis; founded by Phoenicians; destroyed and rebuilt by Romans; razed by Arabs in 698 so Crusaders could not use it as a base of operations