The Punic Wars were a series of fierce ancient conflicts between Rome and Carthage, spanning nearly a century. These monumental battles shaped the Mediterranean world, leading to Carthage’s downfall and...
Polybius (c. 200 – 118 BC) was a Greek historian and politician who is best known for his work “The Histories,” which covers the period of ancient Mediterranean history from...
Established by the Phoenicians of Tyre in the ninth century BC, Carthage (located in modern-day Tunisia) was once a small outpost on the Mediterranean that morphed into a city-state. Right...
For many centuries, the city-state of Carthage dominated much of the ancient world. After being founded by a group of Phoenicians – believed to have been led by the legendary...
