mrjeremister Posted July 14, 2011 Report Share Posted July 14, 2011 Well, I was looking up stuff on Carthage on Wikipedia, and a few things I came up with are:Geronium - Minor Carthaginian Victory against Romans in 2nd Punic Warshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Geronium Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMST Posted July 15, 2011 Report Share Posted July 15, 2011 I'd honestly hold back the Carthaginians until "Alpha 8: Hannibal". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeru Posted July 15, 2011 Report Share Posted July 15, 2011 I'm thinking of Gadir, the original name of Cadiz, Spain. It meant "wall, compound", or, more generally, "walled stronghold", in the Semitic language the Phoenecians spoke, name it what you will.(The cognate in modern Hebrew, gader, just means "fence". ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asmartgoat Posted July 16, 2011 Report Share Posted July 16, 2011 (edited) I'm not sure what the name of alpha 7 should be but alpha 8Hakor!A double meaning.. My name is Hakor and I overthrew my predecessor Psammuthes I revolted against my (pfft.) overlord, the Persian King Artaxerxes, and with the support of Athenian mercenaries held off the Persians (like a ninja) in a three year war between 385 and 383 BC.Timestamps.... Ridiculous things. Edited July 16, 2011 by asmartgoat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOXAS1 Posted August 4, 2011 Report Share Posted August 4, 2011 (edited) Gaugamela? idk just thinking of G words that make sense for game Edited August 4, 2011 by NOXAS1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Android_ Posted August 7, 2011 Report Share Posted August 7, 2011 The Gordian Knot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mythos_Ruler Posted August 7, 2011 Report Share Posted August 7, 2011 "Gigantomachy" -- One could say the Punic Wars were a struggle between giants."Gigantes" or "Gigagigantes"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pureon Posted August 7, 2011 Report Share Posted August 7, 2011 Gaia - Primordial Earth-goddess in ancient GreeceGanymede - Trojan prince abducted by Zeus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LusitanCenturion Posted August 8, 2011 Report Share Posted August 8, 2011 (edited) Mare Nostrum? Because the Punic Wars started as a fight for sea suprepremacy. But since we dont have already Romans there cant be Punic War....Mantle of Tanit/Zaïmph/Salammbô - A cartaginian legend http://beyondvictoriansalammboa.com/2011/04/13/quaint-15--by-gustave-flaubert/Baʿal HammonMercenair/MisthophoroiAlalia - Battle between Greeks and Carthage (allied with Etruscans) that probably influenced the destrution of the Iberian Tartessian civilization at the hands of the Phoenicians as revenge for helping the hellenes, leading to Carthaginian Hegemony in the west (before punic wars and the rise of rome) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Alalia Edited August 8, 2011 by LusitanCenturion Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mythos_Ruler Posted August 8, 2011 Report Share Posted August 8, 2011 We name the alphas sequentially from the alphabet. So, Alpha 1 was "Argonaut," Alpha 2 was "Bellerophon," and so on. We are at 7, so we need a 'G' word. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeru Posted August 8, 2011 Report Share Posted August 8, 2011 "Germelqart" is a Punic name appearing in one funerary inscription. (1, 2)Edit: It apparently means "He who sojourns with Melqart", where Melqart (properly Milk-Qart, "King of the City") was the tutelary god of the Phoenician city of Tyre.Hannibal seems to have been a big fan of Melqart and he worshipped him all the time.(Incidentally, Tyre is less than 60km from my house as the crow flies.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMST Posted August 8, 2011 Report Share Posted August 8, 2011 Gaia - Primordial Earth-goddess in ancient GreeceI like this, and Gigantes too. I don't know how that relates to Carthage, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feneur Posted August 8, 2011 Report Share Posted August 8, 2011 I like this, and Gigantes too. I don't know how that relates to Carthage, though.It doesn't have to relate to Carthage It's just a bonus if it does So don't let that stop you from suggesting something, if nothing else we learn something new even if the word isn't used as the Alpha name. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMST Posted August 8, 2011 Report Share Posted August 8, 2011 (edited) It doesn't have to relate to Carthage It's just a bonus if it does So don't let that stop you from suggesting something, if nothing else we learn something new even if the word isn't used as the Alpha name.I've heard of "Garmantines" mentioned as a people living in Northern Africa an being hired by Carthage as mercs, yet there is no viable info on the net. (one of the first Google links mentions how hard it is to find information on them and the rest seems to be Europa Barbarorum)For standard ancient Greco-Romano Names there would be Gracchus (name of two brothers who tried to reform the Roman Republic), Gelon (name of several Syracusan tyrants), Gades (city in Spain, modern day CadÃz), Galatia (region in Anatolia inhabited by Celts in antiquity), Gladius (well, you all know what that is), Gloria (Latin word for/godess of fame, might be a worthy sequel to "Fortuna"^^), Gorgias (Greek sophist, main antagonist of Socrates in Plato's epynomous dialogue) and Gyges (Lydian king, famous for his ring, that was used in a metaphorical legend in Plato's Politeia)But my favourite is Gaia. Simply because I am a bit of a pantheist. Edited August 8, 2011 by SMST Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ribez Posted August 8, 2011 Report Share Posted August 8, 2011 genius http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genius_%28mythology%29 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
POW_Attack Posted August 9, 2011 Report Share Posted August 9, 2011 it can be... well, geronimo! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mythos_Ruler Posted August 9, 2011 Report Share Posted August 9, 2011 genius http://en.wikipedia....%28mythology%29Nice one! I think the Greeks called it the daemon maybe? Regardless, I think the Greeks had a similar concept. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ribez Posted August 9, 2011 Report Share Posted August 9, 2011 Nice one! I think the Greeks called it the daemon maybe? Regardless, I think the Greeks had a similar concept.Exactly!Greek daemon (or daimon) can be considered the equivalent of roman genius Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlorianJW Posted August 12, 2011 Report Share Posted August 12, 2011 I'd honestly hold back the Carthaginians until "Alpha 8: Hannibal".Hannibal as 8 would be awesome!it can be... well, geronimo!LOL!!I think Gaia would be better nevertheless… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha of the Eagles Posted August 16, 2011 Report Share Posted August 16, 2011 Gorgon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mythos_Ruler Posted August 16, 2011 Report Share Posted August 16, 2011 GorgonDing! Ding! Ding! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeru Posted August 17, 2011 Report Share Posted August 17, 2011 Yeah I like Gorgon or Genius too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorfinn the Shallow Minded Posted August 17, 2011 Report Share Posted August 17, 2011 I would say that Ganymede would be fairly fitting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael the Great Posted August 25, 2011 Report Share Posted August 25, 2011 Gaiusor maybe Garamantia (used sometimes by the latins to call the entire continent of Africa)or maybe Giugurta, the italian form of Jugurtha, numidian king Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theShadow Posted August 25, 2011 Report Share Posted August 25, 2011 ire maybe just gaia, the greek primordial earth goddess? (sorry if this has been suggested.)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaia_(mythology) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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