\f1 \fs22 Sacrifice represented the preeminent aspect of Carthaginian religious life and was carried out in the \b \cf4 \ATXht2141 tophet\b0 \cf0 \ATXht0 , where, according to the sources, children were sacrificed. That Phoenicians and Carthaginians believed in life after death is clearly demonstrated by the presence of votive offerings among the objects buried in tombs.
The fact that numerous amulets, which had the function of protecting the dead person from ½evil spirits,╗ have been found in tombs suggests the importance that was placed on magic.\par
