2 0 0 4 ▁a ▁highway ▁crew ▁in ▁the ▁A ving uda ▁Esp anya , ▁( one ▁of ▁the ▁main ▁routes ▁into ▁Ib iza ), ▁un cover ed ▁a ▁further ▁P unic ▁temple ▁in ▁the ▁exc av ated ▁road bed . ▁Text s ▁found ▁mention ▁Mel q art ▁among ▁other ▁P unic ▁gods ▁E sh mun , ▁A star te ▁and ▁Ba ʻ l . ▁ ▁Another ▁I ber ian ▁temple ▁to ▁Mel q art ▁has ▁been ▁identified ▁at ▁Car th ago ▁Nova ▁( Cart ag ena ). ▁The ▁Ty rian ▁god ' s ▁protection ▁extended ▁to ▁the ▁sacred ▁prom ont ory ▁( C ape ▁Saint ▁Vincent ) ▁of ▁the ▁I ber ian ▁pen ins ula , ▁the ▁western most ▁point ▁of ▁the ▁known ▁world , ▁ground ▁so ▁sacred ▁it ▁was ▁forb idden ▁even ▁to ▁spend ▁the ▁night . ▁ ▁Another ▁temple ▁to ▁Mel q art ▁was ▁at ▁L ix us , ▁on ▁the ▁Atlantic ▁coast ▁of ▁Mor oc co . ▁ ▁Hann ib al ▁and ▁Mel q art ▁Hann ib al ▁was ▁a ▁faithful ▁wor sh i per ▁of ▁Mel q art : ▁the ▁Roman ▁historian ▁Liv y ▁records ▁the ▁legend ▁that ▁just ▁before ▁setting ▁off ▁on ▁his ▁march ▁to ▁Italy ▁he ▁made ▁a ▁pil gr image ▁to ▁G ades , ▁the ▁most ▁ancient ▁seat ▁of ▁Pho en ician ▁worship ▁in ▁the ▁west . ▁Hann ib al ▁strength ened ▁himself ▁spirit ually ▁by ▁prayer ▁and ▁sacrifice ▁at ▁the ▁Alt ar ▁of ▁Mel q art . ▁He ▁returned ▁to ▁New ▁Car th age