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I read this fascination bit from the Times of Malta:
http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/vie...ta-.372431
An inscription was found in Punic characters commemorating the ashes of a Hannibal the son of Bar-Melek. There is speculation that this might refer to the famous Barcid himself.
Thoughts?
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interesting report...be nice if it is true but we may never know. thanks for sharing
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Wouldn't it be something to find the remains of Hannibal Barca??... To my opinion the greatest tactician of antiquity...
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Fascinating, if tenuous! Thanks for posting.
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Tenuous because Hannibal was by no means an uncommon name among Phoenicians and because I somehow don't see an etymological link between Hamilcar and Bar Melek. Also the area where this was found is known as Ben Ghisa (the 'gh' is silent in Maltese) and people are trying to see this as a corruption of the Carthaginian Gisgo. This too,IMO, is really stretching it. Ben Ghisa could simply be from the Arabic Ibn Isa (lit. 'son of Jesus'). After all Malta was under Arab rule for a good two centuries.
Cry \'\'\'\'Havoc\'\'\'\', and let slip the dogs of war
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