The Carthaginians

The Carthaginians reveals the complex culture, society and achievements of a famous, yet misunderstood, ancient people. Beginning as Phoenician settlers in North Africa, the Carthaginians then broadened their civilization with influences from neighbouring North African peoples, Egypt, and the Greek world. Their own cultural influence in turn spread across the Western Mediterranean as they imposed dominance over Sardinia, western Sicily, and finally southern Spain.

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1. The Phoenicians in the West 2. Carthage: Foundation and Growth 3. State and Government 4. The Carthaginian 'Sea Empire' 5. Traders and Landowners: Carthaginian Society 6. The Cityscape of Carthage 7. Religion and Cultural Life 8. Carthage in Africa 9. Carthage at War: Sicily 10. The First War with Rome, and After 11. The New Empire and Hannibal 12. Revival and Destruction 13. Carthage in History