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title: Carthaginian Sacred Band Hoplite
author: Aldo Ferruggia
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5189/carthaginian-sacred-band-hoplite/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Carthaginian Sacred Band Hoplite
_Authored by Aldo Ferruggia_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/5189.jpg)
## Image Caption
A Carthaginian [hoplite](https://www.worldhistory.org/hoplite/) from the Sacred Band, the army corps composed of Carthaginian citizens. Taken from a [coin](https://www.worldhistory.org/coinage/) of [Syracuse](https://www.worldhistory.org/syracuse/), 4th century BCE.
## Cite This Work
### APA
Ferruggia, A. (2016, June 07). Carthaginian Sacred Band Hoplite. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Ferruggia, Aldo. "Carthaginian Sacred Band Hoplite." *World History Encyclopedia*, June 07, 2016. .
### MLA
Ferruggia, Aldo. "Carthaginian Sacred Band Hoplite." *World History Encyclopedia*, 07 Jun 2016, .
## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Carthaginian_hoplite_-_Oplita_cartaginese.JPG) by [**Aldo Ferruggia**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Carthaginian_hoplite_-_Oplita_cartaginese.JPG). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 07 June 2016. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon a work even for commercial reasons, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.