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Carthage must be destroyed, the rise and fall of an ancient civilization, Richard Miles

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Carthage must be destroyed

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Richard Miles

the rise and fall of an ancient civilization

The struggle to the death between the Carthaginians and the Romans was one of the defining dramas of the ancient world. In an epic series of land and sea battles, both sides came close to victory before the Carthaginians finally succumbed and their capital city, history, and culture were almost utterly erased. Drawing on a wealth of new archaeological research, Richard Miles vividly brings to life this lost empire--from its origins among the Phoenician settlements of Lebanon to its apotheosis as the greatest sea power in the Mediterranean. And at the heart of the history of Carthage lies the extraordinary figure of Hannibal--the scourge of Rome and one of the greatest military leaders, but a man who also unwittingly led his people to catastrophe--From publisher description

Last days of Carthage -- Recovering Carthage -- Feeding the beast: the Phoenicians and the discovery of the West -- New city: the rise of Carthage -- Realm of Heracles-Melqart: Greeks and Carthaginians in the central Mediterranean -- Economy of war: Carthage and Syracuse -- In the shadow of Alexander the Great: Carthage and Agathocles -- Carthage and Rome -- First Punic War -- Camp comes to Carthage: the mercenaries' revolt -- Barcid Spain -- Don't look back -- In the footsteps of Heracles -- Road to nowhere -- Last age of heroes -- Desolation of Carthage -- Punic faith