Sophonisba, Carthaginian noblewoman who committed suicide

Sophonisba, Carthaginian noblewoman who lived during the Second Punic War and poisoned herself. Engraved on sardonyx from the collection of Captain Philips. Mezzotint copperplate engraving by John Spilsbury from his Collection of Fifty Prints from Antique Gems, John Boydell, London, 1785

Ancient History Carnelian Carthage Carthaginian Classical History Greek Myth John Boydell John Spilsbury Mezzotint Noblewoman Poison Roman Myth Sardonyx Sophonisba Suicide

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