What happened to the Phoenicians/Carthaginians in Iberia and Sicily after the Punic Wars? Did they assimilate into the local population?
>>939831
Most were killed off after the sacking of Carthage in the third punic war. The ones who remained were either displaced, never to return to Carthage again or even Roman territory, or sold off else where. I image the ones who did stay with the Romans assimilated but in extremely small numbers.
>>939831
Punic language was around even during the times of Augustine.
In general, Carthaginians in Africa merged with other sedentary populations into "Romans", as opposed to nomadic or semi-nomadic Berbers.
>>939831
>In iberia and sicily
Have you forgotten about sardinia?
The biggest punic necropolis is there
>>939831
Sort of, the Punic language was still being spoken in the 5th century AD so the coastal population still considered itself distinct from the Berbers of the interior.
At first many people were sold into slavery. But over the course of a generation or two they assimilated. Rome was actually very open compared to most other civilizations. So long as they were acting roman and living in the empire.
>>940248
Also there are more tophets (Punic cemeteries for unborn or very young children) in Sardinia than in the rest of the Mediterranean.
Cicero in his oration against Sardinians consider called them phoenician mongrels as an insult. and said that not even one Sardinian city was a friend to Rome.
