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Context: Baal Hamon was Carthage's chief deity. He was associated with agriculture. They were known to sacrifice children to him to improve harvests.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 10 points 1 week ago (1 children)

smh Roman propaganda in my feed

[โ€“] [email protected] 7 points 1 week ago

It is disputed since evidence was found of charred corpses but there is no consensus on whether these were sacrifices or just ones who were cremated after death.