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title: Carthaginian Ship's Ram
author: Sb2s3
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5192/carthaginian-ships-ram/
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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 Ship's Ram

_Authored by Sb2s3_

## Image File

[![Carthaginian Ship's Ram](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/5192.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/5192.jpg)

## Image Caption

A [bronze](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/bronze/) ram from the prow of a Carthaginian warship. Found off the Aegadian Islands (near [Sicily](https://www.worldhistory.org/sicily/)) and dating to the [First Punic War](https://www.worldhistory.org/First_Punic_War/) (264 and 241 BCE). A [Punic](https://www.worldhistory.org/carthage/) inscription dedicates the ram to the Phoenician and Punic [god](https://www.worldhistory.org/God/) [Baal](https://www.worldhistory.org/baal/).

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## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Carthaginian_naval_ram_(2).jpg) by [**Sb2s3**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Carthaginian_naval_ram_(2).jpg). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 08 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.