Religion in Carthage

The Carthaginian religion is essentially based on that of their founder, the Phoenicians, with their gods, showing the transition from nature to God City of God. Even the name Hannibal ( " Baal is gracious " ), the famous Carthaginian, points to the Phoenician god Baal. In particular, he was as Baal - Hammon ( " as the heat ," he may have been a sun god ) worshiped.