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	Sacred Band of Carthage - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Sacred Band of Carthage was the elite military force guarding the city of Carthage itself.
		The band usually formed a phalanx formation of spearmen or pikemen, on the Greek model.
		The Sacred Band of Carthage was also used as a unit of Royal Guards of sorts for members of the Carthaginian Government as well as important people like Hannibal Barca.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sacred_Band_of_Carthage (213 words)

	A History of Africa, Chapter 3
		Carthage immediately sued for peace, and Gelon chose to be lenient; instead of demanding land, he asked for two thousand talents of silver.
		Furthermore, the leading figure in Carthage at this time was Hannibal the son of Gisgo (not the Hannibal who marched over the Alps to fight the Romans), a grandson of the Hamilcar who died at Himera; naturally he would see this as an opportunity for revenge.
		Carthage had come close to conquering all of Sicily before, only to be defeated by unforseen circumstances, so at this stage the main Carthaginian concern was to keep anybody else from getting involved on the other side.
	xenohistorian.faithweb.com /africa/carthage.html (9490 words)

	SCC Forums -> The hopeless armies of Carthage (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		What I have found is that Carthage except for their elephants seem to be one of the weaker sides.
		the best strategy for carthage, by far is an army of 1 general, 9 units of sacred band infantry, 7 units of sacred band cavalry, 3 units of elephants.
		The sacred band is able to hold its ground vs anybody, and it has excellent flanking calvery, and ongers....
	www.stratcommandcenter.com /forums/index.php?showtopic=2714 (2285 words)

	SCC Forums -> Carthaginian Unit Profiles And Pics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The Peasants of Carthage fought for their homeland mainly, so they could be as fierce as any warrior, only they were not as well equipped, however to make up for lack of armor/weapons, they would use their massive numbers.
		The Sacred Band Infantry is the elite of their type, and are very much effective on the battlefield.
		Sacred Band cavalry are the elitist of the Carthaginian warfare society.
	www.stratcommandcenter.com /forums/index.php?showtopic=387 (1328 words)

	Rome total war - A fan site by Matt Walker
		Town militia are trained bands of citizens dragged from their homes and shops, given a spear each and some rudimentary training before they are thrown into battle.
		The Sacred Band is the elite infantry of any Carthaginian army and can be relied upon to do their duty to the end.
		Sacred Band cavalry are an elite in Carthaginian warfare and society.
	www.freewebs.com /rome-totalwar/otherfactions.htm (4898 words)

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		The plain near Cirrha was sacred to Apollo and was not to be cultivated.
		At the oracle of Zeus at Dodona, prophecy was associated with the sound of brazen gongs, oak leaves rustling in the wind, with the cooing of doves, and with the sound of the water of the sacred spring.
		The latter was the osprey, sacred to the Sabine deity Sancus.
	www.grazian-archive.com /quantavolution/QuantaHTML/plaintext/ka.txt (22246 words)

	IGN: Rome Total War Faction Feature
		By tradition, Carthage was founded by Queen Dido who had fled from the city of Tyre in Phoenicia after her husband was killed by her brother.
		Carthage - the name means 'new town' - continued to flourish, a Phoenician colony that outgrew and survived its parent land.
		Carthage is a maritime power, with only a relatively small landowning class to provide military land power.
	pc.ign.com /articles/509/509841p1.html (1332 words)

	Livy's History of Rome
		When his thoughts became wholly occupied with the performance of his sacred duties he threw off his former character so completely that amongst all the young men in Rome, none held a higher place in the esteem and approbation of the leading patricians, whether personal friends or strangers to him.
		He intended to add these to the fleet recently sent from Carthage; with these vessels and the ships which Prusias was despatching from Bithynia he had made up his mind to offer battle to the Romans who were masters of the sea in that part of the world.
		At Menturnae the temple of Jupiter and the sacred grove of Marica were struck with lightning, as were also the wall of Atella and one of the gates.
	mcadams.posc.mu.edu /txt/ah/Livy/Livy27.html (21212 words)

	Golden Bough Chapter 31. Adonis in Cyprus.
		Thus at Babylon every woman, whether rich or poor, had once in her life to submit to the embraces of a stranger at the temple of Mylitta, that is, of Ishtar or Astarte, and to dedicate to the goddess the wages earned by this sanctified harlotry.
		Again, the goddess Ma was served by a multitude of sacred harlots at Comana in Pontus, and crowds of men and women flocked to her sanctuary from the neighbouring cities and country to attend the biennial festivals or to pay their vows to the goddess.
		In this manner Paphos, and perhaps all sanctuaries of the great Asiatic goddess where sacred prostitution was practised, might be well stocked with human deities, the offspring of the divine king by his wives, concubines, and temple harlots.
	www.sacred-texts.com /pag/frazer/gb03100.htm (2463 words)

	Sacred Band of Carthage -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The (Click link for more info and facts about Sacred Band) Sacred Band of (An ancient city state on the north African coast near modern Tunis; founded by Phoenicians; destroyed and rebuilt by Romans; razed by Arabs in 697) Carthage was the elite military force guarding the city of Carthage itself.
		It was the only military force allowed in the city itself, and dressed in white, the color asscoiated with death in Carthaginian society.
		The band usually formed a (Click link for more info and facts about phalanx formation) phalanx formation of spearmen or pikemen, on the (Landlocked republic on the Balkan Peninsula; achieved independence from Yugoslavia in 1991) Macedonian model.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/s/sa/sacred_band_of_carthage.htm (200 words)

	Firefighter Fatality (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Fierro, 40, a 12-year veteran of the Carthage Fire Department, somehow became separated from the two Diamond firefighters in the heavy smoke inside the building and lost his life in the first 10 to 15 minutes that firefighters were on the scene.
		From the Carthage Fire Department, down to the Neosho Department, the moods are somber today as they reflect on the life of one of their own.
		Carthage fire Chief John Cooper said Friday that Fierro, 40, a 12-year veteran of the Carthage Fire Department, was wearing a personal alert system, or PAS, on his fireman’s coat, as required by department policy, when he entered the smoking metal building north of Diamond that took his life.
	www.ffam.org /firefighterfatality.htm (10985 words)

	Carthage - Music - Courses
		The Chapel Choir is a mixed choral ensemble that regularly sings both sacred and secular music in a variety of venues.
		The Carthage String Orchestra is a chamber ensemble.
		The Jazz Band is a laboratory ensemble that studies and performs music in various jazz styles, both on- and off-campus.
	www.carthage.edu /dept/music/course.cfm (2828 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Pilgrimages
		From the Ascension to their time, bishops, martyrs, doctors, and troops of people, say they, had flocked to see the sacred stones of Bethlehem and of wherever else the Lord had trod (489).
		The sacred city of the Christian world, where lay the bodies of the twin prince Apostles, attracted the love of every pious Christian.
		Naturally the exposition of the sacred relic are the occasions of numerous pilgrimages (Thurston in "The Month", January, 1903, 17 February, 162).
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/12085a.htm (13647 words)

	Knowledge Base: Carthage F.A.Q.
		Carthage is given a lot of crap on the forums, and in many cases they do deserve it.
		In the middle phase, Carthage will need to establish a standing army and finally conduct an offensaive against the Romans bringing her armies to the gates of Rome itself.
		Carthage is a strong city with good stone walls along with a nice harbor.
	www.twcenter.net /articles/link.php?id=54 (3926 words)

	Early and Later Carthaginians (DBA 31a & b)
		Again, Carthage and Rome allied in treaty against the Greeks, and despite (or perhaps because of) his costly "Pyhrric" victories, Pyrrhus was eventually forced to abandon the Greek city states in Italy and Sicily to their own devices around 272 BC.
		Carthage agreed to surrender its fleet and its remaining territories in Spain and promised to pay a war indemnity of 10,000 talents in fifty annual installments.
		The first two demands, that Carthage surrender all their generals and arms (including 2000 catalpults and 100,000 sets of armor) was agreed to.
	www.fanaticus.org /DBA/armies/dba31ab.html (2071 words)

	Painting Carthaginians
		Sacred Band: These were the elite spearmen of Hannibal's army.
		They wore a white linen cuirass, with a sunburst, presumably the symbol of the Sacred Band, an red on the shoulder flaps.
		The Sacred band also carried a large hoplite shield painted red.
	www.fanaticus.org /DBA/guides/Painting/paintingII32.html (813 words)

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		Bands finance the directorSoutheastern Oklahoma State§canned is well coordinated: starts at the beginning of timeouts and then fades as soon as the band is in.
		Threatened to pull the band for the canned music and they now play less.low-key auditioned bandSchool of MusicMStudent Affairs, SGA, Athletics, Athletic Boosters, Dean of Arts and Sciences#University of Tennessee-ChattanoogaTUses Volunteer system and then splits up the $$ among the top attendees for the year@canned for all 30s and full Toss.
		Band plays medias and pregame.Bridgewater StateXAthletics funds shirts and feeds the band before each gig.
	www.wiu.edu /marchingband/html/pepsurvey2004.xls (378 words)

	Ancient Greek Wars
		The survival of Greek culture and political ideals depended on the ability of the small, disunited Greek city-states to band together and defend themselves against Persia's overwhelming strength.
		Odysseus and Diomedes ventured into Troy at night, in disguise, and stole the Palladium, the sacred statue of Athena, which was supposed to give the Trojans the strength to continue the war.
		Aeneas, the son of Anchises and the goddess Aphrodite and one of the important Trojan leaders in the Trojan War, fled from the city while the Greeks were destroying it, carrying his father, Anchises, his son Ascanius, and his ancestral family gods with him.
	www.crystalinks.com /greekwars.html (4493 words)

	Chronicle of Rock Bands: Dishwalla
		The Santa Barbara, CA, band Dishwalla made a big splash in 1996 with their catchy pop single "Counting Blue Cars." With the gritty heart and soul of those who came before them, Dishwalla's hard rock sound was enough for fans to make "Counting Blue Cars" one of the most-requested songs of that year.
		The song also garnered the band a Billboard award for Rock Song of the Year and allowed their debut album, Pet Your Friends, to sell more than a million copies.
		Prior to making a second album, the band was caught in the middle of the Polygram/Universal merger and such a move left Dishwalla pondering what to do next.
	www.angelfire.com /rock/2this/Dishwalla.html (313 words)

	235 Documents about 'jazz band' (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The Jazz Band performs a variety of big band jazz in both the fall and spring semesters and is composed of approximately twenty of the finest student jazz musicians.
		The Boilermaker Jazz Band is led by the Cosentino brothersandshyp;Paul on clarinet, Jay on trombone, and Andrew on trumpet.
		The band is composed of the usual jazz instruments: Saxophones, trumpets, trombones, drums, a bass, and a piano.
	www.hccanet.org /kelleysworld/7174.htm (13217 words)

	ANCIENT - Online Information article about ANCIENT
		RING (O.E. hring; a word common to Teutonic languages; and probably cognate with the Lat.
		band of Sabine invaders who had seized and held not only the Quirinal Hill, but the See also:
		Quirinus, from which that of the Quirinal Hill itself presumably sprang, was popularly connected with the Sabine town of See also:
	encyclopedia.jrank.org /ALM_ANC/ANCIENT.html (5189 words)

	Dominican Martyrology: October (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		While he died in the Lord on January 13, he is especially commemorated on this day because of the transferal of his body (to the abbey at Rheims).
		His sacred body was later removed to Benevento and buried in a church named after him..
		She excelled by her merit in spreading devotion to the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus and in advancing its public cult.
	www.op.org /domcentral/life/martyr10.htm (7439 words)

	Shields (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The Sacred Band at Krimisos in 341 BC are described (in Plutarch's "Life of Timoleon") as wearing iron cuirasses and bronze helmets, with huge round white leather shields - probably plain white, with no blazons.
		Between these points, Greek-style hoplite-shields do appear in Carthaginian art, so it is probable that the citizen troops carried these until they adopted the oval shield - whenever that was.
		Silius Italicus' epic Latin poem the Punica describes troops "from Carthage" in Hannibal's army as barefoot, wearing red, and armed with swords and round leather shields - he uses "parma", the term used for the shields of Roman velites and cavalry, and thus probably implying a fairly light shield.
	www.barca.fsnet.co.uk /shields.htm (603 words)

	AnciCAf (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Carthage's first opponents were the Greek colonists on Sicily.
		Citizen army - Carthage had a small army of citizen soldiers who dressed and fought Greek phalanx style which at that the time was the number one military tactic.
		One time Carthage sent out a large citizen army of 3,000 troops to fight, this was called the Sacred Band and was highly drilled and had a high esprit de corps.
	www.hat.com /AnciCAf.html (1283 words)

	Notes on the Blank Verse of Christopher Marlowe. Eliot, T. S. 1920. The Sacred Wood (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The Sacred Wood: Essays on Poetry and Criticism.
		These are the Jew of Malta and Dido Queen of Carthage.
		Of the first of these, it has always been said that the end, even the last two acts, are unworthy of the first three.
	www.bartleby.com /200/sw8.html (1321 words)

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		Blackbear's view of the land as sacred, a dwelling place of ancestral spirits and deities, is one traditionally held by American Indians.
		However, Bruce Parry, executive director of the Northwestern Band of Shoshoni, said that while it is important for the tribes to be good neighbors to the state, the repository decision is for the Goshutes alone to make.
		Deron Marquez, chairman of the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians in California, wrote Washington GOP Chairman Sen. Don Benton, saying "The resolution by the Washington State Republican Party is, at best, the result of a peevish voice that seeks basic constitutional change out of a regard for their own self-interest.
	www.nanews.org /archive/2000/nanews08.031 (20018 words)

	Countdown To The Millennium Winter 1996-1997
		Religious mystics of the Greek and Roman times assumed that many sacred texts, including the bible, had both a literal meaning and a deeper sub-textual significance revealed through numerical analysis of letters and names.
		This utopian prophecy was quickly perceived as a threat to ecclesiastical authority, though, and Hippolytus, writing in 215 C.E. accused the Montanist believers of heresy, including listening to revelations from female seers.
		But the various "christs" of New Testament times were followed in subsequent centuries by men who linked their own destiny to the unfolding of apocalyptic prophesy.
	www.americanatheist.org /win96-7/T2/countdown.html (4910 words)

	Salambò (1960) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Mathos (a muscular and handsome Sernas) brings his angry band of unpaid barbarian merceneries to the king of Carthage demanding their just recompense.
		While confronting the king, he meets Hamilcar's daughter, the princess Salammbo, virgin high priestess of the goddess Tanit and guardian of the sacred veil.
		Furious, Mathos vows revenge which involves the beautiful Salammbo and the sacred veil.
	us.imdb.com /Details?0056439 (362 words)

	Sati in Jane Eyre (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Although this statement is ambiguous, scholars believe that he is perhaps thinking of the stereotypical view of Carthage being a city of "sexual sin." This, in turn, parallels Bertha with the fiery goddess of Carthage, Dido.
		This also coincides with Dido's characteristics, for she is the passionate queen wanted by all the rulers of the land around Carthage.
		Rochester's proposal of Sati as he is singing to Jane "And vowed that wedlock's sacred band/Our natures shall entwine/My love has swore, with sealing kiss/ With me to live--to die/I have at last my nameless bliss," is refuted by Jane with the comment that it is a "pagan idea" (305; ch.
	www.umd.umich.edu /casl/hum/eng/classes/434/charweb/SATIINJA.htm (2050 words)

	Demo Mods - Strategy Informer PC Games Forums
		The last two mods (Carthage vs Gaul and vice-versa) should be interchangeable in terms of installing, so you dont need to uninstall one before installing another.
		Once you have installed either at least once you dont need to worry about uninstalling other mods either, as my mods use their own backup file created after the first time you install one (that make sense?).
		Changes units in trebia (you still play as carthage) so their are 5 sacred band infantry, 2 skrimishers, your general, the archers, 2 elephant packs, and all calvary are sacred badn calvary
	www.strategyinformer.com /forums/showthread.php?t=1291 (1689 words)

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