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Salammbô (1862) is a historical novel by Gustave Flaubert. It is set in Carthage immediately before and during the Mercenary Revolt (241–237 BCE). Flaubert's principal source was Book I of the Histories, written by the Greek historian Polybius.
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- Gustave Flaubert
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Set after the First Punic War (264–241 bce), Salammbô is the story of the siege of Carthage in 240–237 bce by mercenaries who had not been paid for their help in fighting the Romans. It is also the story of the love of Mathô, one of the mercenaries, for Salammbô, the daughter of Hamilcar, chief magistrate of Carthage, and priestess of ...
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Only the beardless priests understood Salammbô; their wrinkled hands, which hung over the strings of their lyres, quivered, and from time to time they would draw forth a mournful chord; for, feebler than old women, they trembled at once with mystic emotion, and with the fear inspired by men.
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- Flaubert, Gustave, 1821-1880
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Jul 13, 2017 · November 10, 2021. Salammbô = Salammbo, Gustave Flaubert. Salammbô (1862) is a historical novel by Gustave Flaubert. It is set in Carthage during the 3rd century BC, immediately before and during the Mercenary Revolt which took place shortly after the First Punic War.
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When pestilence breaks out, the children of Carthage are burned in sacrifice to Moloch. Moloch is appeased, and torrential rains save the city. With help from his allies, Hamilcar begins to reduce...
Image 28 of Salammbô; a story of ancient Carthage, 16 GUSTAVE FLAUBERT aginations, through the obscurity of the theogonies, like phantoms draped in the clouds. Only the beardless priests understood Salammbo. Their shrivelled hands tremblingly clutched the strings of their lyres,...
