Carthagein a sentence
Carthage as in: the ancient city-state
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Carthage was founded in the 9th century BC on the coast of Northwest Africa, in what is now Tunisia.Carthage = ancient city state on the north African coast
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Carthage developed into a significant trading empire throughout the Mediterranean, and was eventually destroyed by Rome during the Punic Wars in 146 BC.Carthage = ancient city-state on the north African coast
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So, as he tiptoed into the Finns' bedroom, he called upon Venus to veil him in a mist— just as she had for her son, Aeneas, when he wandered the streets of Carthage—so that his footfalls would be silent, his heartbeat still, and his presence in the room no more notable than a breath of air. (source)Carthage = an ancient city state on the north African coast
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The destruction of Carthage. (source)Carthage = ancient city state destroyed by the Romans, rebuilt, and then destroyed by the Arabs
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He thought of the slaves deep under the street levels of Carthage before the Romans came and destroyed the city. (source)Carthage = an ancient city state on the north African coast
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Ere long Marseilles presented herself to view,—Marseilles, white, fervid, full of life and energy,—Marseilles, the younger sister of Tyre and Carthage, the successor to them in the empire of the Mediterranean,—Marseilles, old, yet always young. (source)Carthage = ancient city state on the north African coast that was an important trade center
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On the other hand, there was no human power capable of persuading him not to take along the three boxes when he returned to his native village, and he unleashed a string of Carthaginian curses at the railroad inspectors who tried to ship them as freight until he finally succeeded in keeping them with him in the passenger coach.† (source)Carthaginian = relating to an ancient city state on the north African coast
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The Carthaginians never forgot.† (source)Carthaginians = people of an ancient city state on the north African coast
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Annabeth cut down Hasdrubal the Carthaginian, and Jason made the mistake of sheathing his sword.† (source)Carthaginian = relating to an ancient city state on the north African coast
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It occurs to me that, just as the Carthaginians hired mercenaries to do their fighting for them, we Americans bring in mercenaries to do our hard and humble work.† (source)Carthaginians = people of an ancient city state on the north African coast
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In the same way, there were at Rome Carthaginian prisoners who refused to salute Flaminius, and who had a little of Hannibal's spirit.† (source)Carthaginian = relating to an ancient city state on the north African coast
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A major sea nearly unknown to the ancients, except perhaps the Carthaginians, those Dutchmen of antiquity who went along the west coasts of Europe and Africa on their commercial junkets!† (source)Carthaginians = people of an ancient city state on the north African coast
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That Royal port and watering place, if truly mirrored in the minds of the heath-folk, must have combined, in a charming and indescribable manner, a Carthaginian bustle of building with Tarentine luxuriousness and Baian health and beauty.† (source)Carthaginian = relating to an ancient city state on the north African coast
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The Carthaginians, reduced to extreme necessity, were compelled to come to terms with Agathocles, and, leaving Sicily to him, had to be content with the possession of Africa.† (source)Carthaginians = people of an ancient city state on the north African coast
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In childhood I must have felt with the energy of a man what I now find stamped upon memory in lines as vivid, as deep, and as durable as the exergues of the Carthaginian medals.† (source)Carthaginian = relating to an ancient city state on the north African coast
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And although he was twice routed by the Carthaginians, and ultimately besieged, yet not only was he able to defend his city, but leaving part of his men for its defence, with the others he attacked Africa, and in a short time raised the siege of Syracuse.† (source)Carthaginians = people of an ancient city state on the north African coast
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Postcard received by Wayne Westerberg in Carthage, South Dakota (source)Carthage = the name of a modern city
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"New Carthage, you mean?" she'd replied. (source)Carthage = the name of a more modern city
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Now they're calling for that whisky-dealing tyrant from Carthage City to come up here and take over. (source)
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At the age of sixteen he went to Carthage to study.† (source)
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"Carthage, the Gauls—" "And the Greeks."† (source)
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"Carthage versus Rome, to use an Earthly metaphor," Gorku said.† (source)
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A time when Rome battled the city of Carthage, and over the course of many wars was victorious.† (source)
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So superbly was it in the present that it seemed to have nothing to do with the passage of time: time might have dismissed it as thoroughly as it had dismissed Carthage and Pompeii.† (source)
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But the demolition of Carthage (what one should think should have established it in supreme dominion) by removing all danger, suffered it to sink into debauchery, and made it at length an easy prey to Barbarians.† (source)
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And our history is such that were we to follow it in making policy we should declare war not only on our former possessions in Libya, but on Britain, Spain, Germany, France, Austria, and Carthage.† (source)
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Athens and Carthage were commercial republics, yet they often fought wars.† (source)
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Everybody knows that Carthage was destroyed!† (source)
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All the faculty wives, downtown in New Carthage, in front of the A&P, hissing away like a bunch of geese.† (source)
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