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Salammbô Chapter 13 - Moloch, part 3
In which the tumult of battle and the eerie shadow of ancient rites mingle upon the beleaguered terrace of Carthage, where a vast and clumsy machine threatens the city’s walls while the people wrestle with despair and dark resolutions. Amidst the desperation, Hamilcar confronts a cruel predicament involving his own child, and the ominous instruments of religion and sacrifice cast a heavy silence upon the city’s fate.
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