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Carthago Nova (CN) was founded by Hasdrubal in c. 225 BC as his new centre of power in the location of Mastia (with the best harbour of the entire Spanish Mediterranean coast; modern Cartagena). The Carthaginian town was adorned with many representative buildings: a temple to the Punic deities Baal and Eshmun, palaces, docks, as well as a massive wall (Pol. 10,10,1-12). It was from CN that Hannibal se…