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Carthage Must Be Destroyed

The Rise and Fall of an Ancient Civilization

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Carthage Must Be Destroyed

By: Richard Miles
Narrated by: Grover Gardner
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An epic history of a doomed civilization and a lost empire. The devastating 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 seapower 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. The first full-scale history of Carthage in decades, Carthage Must Be Destroyed reintroduces modern listeners to the larger-than-life historical players and the ancient glory of this almost forgotten civilization.

©2011 Richard Miles (P)2011 Gildan Media Corp Africa Ancient Archaeology Rome World
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I wanted to learn more about this civilisation and this book was replete with information. Great chronological account.

Terrific

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My knowledge of the Punic Wars has always been poor with few references to correct this. No longer.

Punic Wars Masterwork

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Really enjoyed listening to this take on Mediterranean history. The historical rise and fall of empires has salutary lessons for our current age.

Ace epic

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Plenty of ancient source material exists to provide great insights into Carthage and important citizens through history. This author doesn't offer too much new, and has a pretty assumptive and dismissive style when providing needless critiques on most of the ancient sources he also relies on in compiling his history. in my opinion, nothing much is gleaned about Carthage that can't be found (and more interestingly written) than reading well known sources on the Punic Wars.

interesting topic

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