"The fact that Carthage would continue to pay tribute to the temple of the god Melqart at Tyre throughout its 600-year existence makes it clear that this was a move with colonial intentions; an annual tithe points to a close and very specific relationship with the mother city." "The young man had been on a mission to Tyre where he had taken the tribute to the great temple of Melqart from the wars in Sicily."

— In our words · Source: Carthage: A New History (Eve MacDonald)