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Features on the Punic Wars and the Phoenicians of Carthage

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Battle of Cannae
Short explanation of Hannibal's victory in the Battle of Cannae.

Carthago Delenda Est: Punic War Background

Carthago Delenda Est: First Punic War
A well matched and long-term war between the Phoenicians and the Romans.

Carthago Delenda Est: Punic War II
Hannibal, Hasdrubal and Scipio were the leaders and Cannae and Zama the battles of the Punic War II.

Carthago Delenda Est: Punic War III
The Roman massacre of Carthage.

Carthage and the Berbers
Library of Congress article.

Economy of the Punic Empire, by Roy Decker
Trade and the Phoenicians.

Economy of the Punic Empire 2
Roy Decker looks at Punic faith and slavery.

Hanno of Carthage - The Ancient View of Africa
A look at the ancient world view.

Hanno of Carthage Net Links

Hanno's Periplus
Hanno of Carthage travels Down the West Coast of Africa.

Histories of Herodotus translated in English by G.C. Macaulay. Book Four of the History of Herodotus

Maps - Mediterranean

Punic War POWs
A look at the ways the Romans and Carthaginians treated their prisoners of war.

Religion of Carthage, by Roy Decker
A look at the Phoenican pantheon and the question of human sacrifice.

Roman Historians: Livy (Titus Livius)
The surviving sections of Livy's history of Rome include the Punic Wars.

Roman Ships Discovered Intact
Ships discovered in pristine condition while building railroad at Pisa.

Sophon of Carthage
Review of romantic story about a Phoenician heroine.

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