Hanno
a king or magistrate of Carthage who undertook a celebrated voyage of discovery along the W. coast of Africa between 570 в. c. and 470 в. c.
His expedition is said to have consisted of 60 ships; he founded numerous colonies or trading-stations, and proceeded as far S. as a point that has been variously identified with places between Cape Nun and the Bight of Benin. On his return to Carthage he inscribed an account of his voyage on a tablet, and placed it in the temple of Moloch. It seems to have been written in the Punic language; the version of it which remains, entitled the "Periplus of Hanno," is only a Greek translation.