The southern approach to this city was protected by the stronghold of Nepheris.
The southern approach to this city was protected by the stronghold of Nepheris. According to legend, the wife of a general from this city burned herself in the temple of Eshmun to protest his surrender. In Roman times, the Baths of Antoninus Pius were built in this city. This city lost the Battle of Himera. This city's navy was based in a cothon, or man-made circular harbor, which maximized the number of ships that could be launched at once. After the fall of the Magonid Dynasty, this city was ruled by two officials called Suffets, and its citadel was called the Byrsa. An important part of this city's religion involved tophets, or special altars possibly used for child sacrifice, and its gods included Tanit and Bal-Hammon. For 10 points, name this city that lost the Battle of Zama, the North African rival of Rome.
The southern approach to this city was protected by the stronghold of Nepheris.
Carthage [or Carthaginian Empire; or Punic Empire; accept Qart-Hadast or Qart-Hadasht from Phonecian speakers and Carthago from Romans]