Carthage Must Be Destroyed: The Rise and Fall of an Ancient Civilization, (Paperback)

from HadriantheBlind

A very interesting view of a civilization which has, until just recently, been sparsely represented in non-Roman historical accounts.This book takes a long look, starting with the history of the early Phoenicians and ending with the beginnings of Rome's empire, well after the final Punic war. Car...

from jerry-book

I love books about Ancient Rome. This is a re-telling of Rome's battles with its most deadly antagonist -- Carthage. I was familiar with most of the material. The author does include the latest archeological evidence in his work. This evidence illustrates why Rome felt it needed to destroy Cartha...

from nmele

After learning about Hannibal crossing the Alps, the love affair between Dido and Aeneas, and other stories about the rivalry between Rome and Carthage, I had to read a book titled "Carthage Must Be Destroyed." I have a vague memory of reading and translating pats of Cato's speech in Latin class....

from justindtapp

Carthage Must Be Destroyed: The Rise and Fall of an Ancient Civilization The previous book I read covering the history of the Greeks and Romans (Thoneman and Price's The Birth of Europe--my review) over this period left out much about Carthage and the Punic Wars. Much of the history about Carthag...

from le.vert.galant

An good overview of Carthage and the Phoenician culture which gave rise to it. The writing is serviceable and the history is limited by the paucity of Punic sources. Thus, the book reads like a history of Roman responses to Carthagian actions. Nonetheless, this is likely the most we can hope for....