Carthage Must Be Destroyed: The Rise and Fall of an Ancient Mediterranean Civilization Tapa dura - 2010

Allen Lane, 2010. New book, 521 pages. 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 buckled and their capital city, history and culture were almost utterly erased. The last great threat to Roman supremacy across the entire Mediterranean had gone, fulfilling Cato the Elder's insistent demand that 'Carthage must be destroyed'. This book brilliantly 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, with interests stretching from the Middle East to southern Spain. Roman ferocity tried to remove Carthage from history, but it is possible nonetheless to create an extraordinary narrative of a civilization which left an indelible, if often hidden legacy for those that followed. At the heart of all… Leer más

Allen Lane, 25/03/2010 00:00:01. hardcover. Good. 4.7964 in x 23.7819 in x 14.9886 in. Ex-library book, usual marking. Clean copy in good condition. With Dust Cover.

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