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Why didn't Carthage become the sixth great christian city, like Rome, Constantinople, Antioch, Jerusalem and Alexandria ?

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Was the ancient Greek city of Cyrene a "melting pot" of Libyan and Greek culture or did it completely preserve its Greek identity ? From a linguistic, religious and overall cultural perspective.

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Did the romans know that Carthaginians practiced child sacrifice ?

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Why did the berbers revolt under the banner of islam rather than christianity in 739 ?

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Do modern berbers have punic ancestors ? If so, how important is their punic heritage genetically speaking ?

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Is it correct to say that western theology and latin christianism was born in North Africa ? It seems to be the belief of authors such as André Berthier, Fernand Braudel, Gabriel Camps and others but North Africa quickly abandonned chiristianism after the arab invasions.

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Hannibal Barca said : "I will use fire and steel to arrest the destiny of Rome.", what did he expect Rome's destiny to be ?

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Why did the berbers revolt under the banner of islam rather than christianity in 739 ?

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Why didn't Carthage become the sixth great christian city, like Rome, Constantinople, Antioch, Jerusalem and Alexandria ?	199
Was the ancient Greek city of Cyrene a "melting pot" of Libyan and Greek culture or did it completely preserve its Greek identity ? From a linguistic, religious and overall cultural perspective.	16
Did the romans know that Carthaginians practiced child sacrifice ?	8
Why did the berbers revolt under the banner of islam rather than christianity in 739 ?	7
Do modern berbers have punic ancestors ? If so, how important is their punic heritage genetically speaking ?	3
Is it correct to say that western theology and latin christianism was born in North Africa ? It seems to be the belief of authors such as André Berthier, Fernand Braudel, Gabriel Camps and others but North Africa quickly abandonned chiristianism after the arab invasions.	3
Hannibal Barca said : "I will use fire and steel to arrest the destiny of Rome.", what did he expect Rome's destiny to be ?	2
Why did the berbers revolt under the banner of islam rather than christianity in 739 ?	0