Hanno the Navigator

Libyophoenician culture establishment was a major purpose of Hanno (the navigator). He led up to 30,000 people in a Carthaginian venture to colonise north and west Africa, perhaps as far as present day Gambia, in an attempt to control trade in that sector.

During his voyages, Hanno encountered a savage, unkempt, long-haired race of Africans on an island: his armies were unable to capture any males who were so numerous and savage that they could not be taken alive. Three females were taken, but they too were so ferocious that they had to be killed.

This tribute celebrates Hanno’s encounters with that violent hirsute foe.

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