Results for “Carthage”

History

Hannibal Barca

Hannibal Barca was the Carthaginian commander who led elephants over the Alps and terrorized Rome for sixteen years, turning the Second Punic War into a clash that re-defined Mediterranean power.

Professor Atlas Reed 31 4 min read

History

Phoenicia

A thalassocracy of independent Canaanite city-states, Phoenicia knitted the Iron-Age Mediterranean together through maritime trade, the alphabet, and a far-flung colonial network that permanently altered the course of Western civilization.

Professor Atlas Reed 12 4 min read

History

Ancient Carthage

A North-African maritime super-power founded by Phoenician traders, Carthage grew into the western Mediterranean’s dominant empire before its annihilation by Rome in 146 BC.

Professor Atlas Reed 11 4 min read