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In archaeological and linguistic usage, it refers to the Greco-Roman era culture and dialect of Carthage and its empire as distinct from their Phoenicia n originals. Phoenicians settled in Northwest Africa (the Maghreb ) from the city of Tyre (in modern Lebanon ) and their culture and political organisation separated into a distinct form. There were distinct Punic settlements from the Iberian Peninsula and Gibraltar in the West to Cyprus in the East; Sicily was a battleground between Punic and Roman forces for a long time. In the end, the Romans managed to defeat the Carthaginians and their allies, enabling a Roman settlement of Africa. There is a famous quote associated with this defeat: ''Delenda est Carthago'', meaning simply, "Carthage must be destroyed". ''See'' Phoenician Languages and Carthage for more on Punic. |