Salammbô — Questions and answers
Which individual was identified as a barbarian captain by a servant after the feast in Hamilcar Barca's gardens?
Answer: Matho
What sacred object did Matho take from the Temple of Tanit in Carthage, believing it held the city's soul?
Answer: the Zaïmph
Who did Spendius proclaim as the new leader of the mercenary army after unfurling the Zaïmph before them?
Answer: Matho
Where did Hamilcar Barca's forces defeat the mercenary army using a strategic trap involving war elephants?
Answer: by the Macar River
Who commanded Salammbô to retrieve the Zaïmph from Matho in the barbarian camp?
Answer: Schahabarim
Who warned Matho that the mercenary camp was in an uproar after Salammbô entered his tent?
Answer: Spendius
Who suggested that the starving mercenary army in the Defile should surrender to Hamilcar?
Answer: Spendius
What news did Spendius give Hamilcar as he was being executed on a cross?
Answer: Matho was still alive
What happened to Salammbô at the moment Matho died at her feet during the victory celebration?
Answer: She collapsed and died over his body.