Did Phoenecians perform child sacrifice or was the practice confined only in Carthage?

by anadampapadam

And does the myth of Herod and the massacre of the children have any relation to the practice?

chocolatepot

There is certainly more to be said on the topic, but you may be interested in reading the response by /u/yodatsracist regarding sacrifice in the Levant in this recent thread:

In 'Punic Nightmares', Dan Carlin suggests that at one point the Carthaginians might have practiced child sacrifice; is this claim credible, or likely to be Roman propaganda?