IIᵉ siècle av. J.-C. – IIᵉ siècle
Maghrib
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The Phoenician heritage of the Maghrib was a mixed Libyan-Phoenician cultural formation that persisted after the political destruction of Carthage. Phoenician cultural practices, Neo-Punic language, religious traditions, urban institutions, and writing systems continued across North Africa into Roman times. Neo-Punic inscriptions remained in use into the second century CE, while the title sufet appeared in numerous towns from western Morocco to Libya. The gradual replacement of Libyan and Neo-Punic by Latin did not erase the region’s earlier cultural synthesis.
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The independent kingdoms of Numidia and Mauretania witnessed the consolidation of a culture combining Libyan and Phoenician elements. The Phoenician component was culturally dominant, although it represented only a minority of the total population. Agricultural expansion reached suitable areas beyond the immediate urban centers, while cities such as Cirta and later Iol-Caesarea prepared the ground for broader urban development under Roman rule.
The persistence of this cultural formation is visible in language and institutions. Neo-Punic, the later form of Phoenician used in North Africa, spread widely after Carthage’s destruction. Inscriptions in Neo-Punic continued into the second century CE, and the title sufet was used in at least thirty towns extending from Volubilis in western Morocco to Leptis Magna in Libya.
Religion also preserved strong Phoenician and Libyan features during the Roman period. A degree of cultural unity across the Maghrib is further associated with the Libyan script, which appears to have developed in the second century BCE and was later used on Roman-period stelae. Examples were found in Morocco, on the Algerian-Tunisian border, and in Libya, suggesting communication and shared practices across a large region.
Libyan and Neo-Punic eventually yielded their written functions to Latin during the Roman period, although spoken Punic remained widely current in late Roman times. The relationship between the Libyan script and the writing used by the modern Touareg was presented as unresolved. This cultural history places the Maghrib within the wider Mediterranean world while preserving the importance of indigenous Libyan traditions.
IIᵉ siècle av. J.-C. – IIᵉ siècle
Maghrib
Traduction non disponible · Original (anglais) · français indisponible
The Phoenician heritage of the Maghrib was a mixed Libyan-Phoenician cultural formation that persisted after the political destruction of Carthage. Phoenician cultural practices, Neo-Punic language, religious traditions, urban institutions, and writing systems continued across North Africa into Roman times. Neo-Punic inscriptions remained in use into the second century CE, while the title sufet appeared in numerous towns from western Morocco to Libya. The gradual replacement of Libyan and Neo-Punic by Latin did not erase the region’s earlier cultural synthesis.
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Le récit
The independent kingdoms of Numidia and Mauretania witnessed the consolidation of a culture combining Libyan and Phoenician elements. The Phoenician component was culturally dominant, although it represented only a minority of the total population. Agricultural expansion reached suitable areas beyond the immediate urban centers, while cities such as Cirta and later Iol-Caesarea prepared the ground for broader urban development under Roman rule.
The persistence of this cultural formation is visible in language and institutions. Neo-Punic, the later form of Phoenician used in North Africa, spread widely after Carthage’s destruction. Inscriptions in Neo-Punic continued into the second century CE, and the title sufet was used in at least thirty towns extending from Volubilis in western Morocco to Leptis Magna in Libya.
Religion also preserved strong Phoenician and Libyan features during the Roman period. A degree of cultural unity across the Maghrib is further associated with the Libyan script, which appears to have developed in the second century BCE and was later used on Roman-period stelae. Examples were found in Morocco, on the Algerian-Tunisian border, and in Libya, suggesting communication and shared practices across a large region.
Libyan and Neo-Punic eventually yielded their written functions to Latin during the Roman period, although spoken Punic remained widely current in late Roman times. The relationship between the Libyan script and the writing used by the modern Touareg was presented as unresolved. This cultural history places the Maghrib within the wider Mediterranean world while preserving the importance of indigenous Libyan traditions.
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