The first full-scale history of Carthage in decades, Carthage Must Be Destroyed reintroduces modern readers to the larger-than-life historical players and the Ancient glory of this almost forgotten civilization.
Carthage Must Be Destroyed reintroduces readers to the Ancient glory of a lost people and their generations-long struggle against an implacable enemy..
This monumental work charts the entirety of Carthage\'s history, from its origins among the Phoenician settlements of Lebanon to its apotheosis as a Mediterranean empire whose epic land-and-sea clash with Rome made a legend of Hannibal and shaped the course of Western history. ( The Economist ) Drawing on a wealth of new research, archaeologist, historian, and master storyteller Richard Miles resurrects the Civilization that Ancient Rome struggled so mightily to expunge.
The first full-scale history of Hannibal\'s Carthage in decades and a convincing and enthralling narrative.
The first full-scale history of Carthage in decades, Carthage Must Be Destroyed reintroduces modern readers to the larger-than-life historical players and the Ancient glory of this almost forgotten civilization