The Full History of Carthage in 10 Minutes

Carthage ruled the western Mediterranean, nearly broke Rome, and was erased from the map in 146 BCE. And some of the most famous details of its fall, like the Romans salting the earth, are almost certainly myths. This is the full history of Carthage, from its founding to its destruction, and what's left once you strip the myths away. What's covered: Queen Dido and the founding, the Cothon harbor and the fleet, Carthage's unusual government, the three Punic Wars, Hannibal's march over the Alps, Cato's "Carthage must be destroyed," the fall in 146 BCE, and the salt myth. Where historians disagree, the video says so. Most of what we know about Carthage comes from its enemies. Chapters: 0:00 The Myth Behind the Fall 0:30 Dido and the Founding 1:10 The Fleet, the Cothon and the Senate 2:00 The Tophet and the Enemy's Story 2:30 The First Punic War 3:45 Mercenaries and Hamilcar's Spain 4:20 Hannibal and the Second Punic War 5:30 Fifty Years of Recovery 6:15 Cato and the Third Punic War 7:30 The Fall of 146 BCE 8:20 The Salt Myth 9:00 What Carthage Teaches Us ► Live the war from the inside: You Are in Hannibal's Army [LINK] ► Next in the series: the Full History of Egypt [LINK, when ready] Educational history, based on historical records and tradition. Visuals are AI-generated illustrations. Sources: World History Encyclopedia, "Carthage" and "Carthaginian Government" · Dickinson College Commentaries, "Early History of Carthage" · Polybius, Histories · Adrian Goldsworthy, The Fall of Carthage · Wikipedia, "Salting the earth" 🔔 Subscribe for new immersive histories every Mon/Wed/Fri. #Carthage #AncientHistory #HistoryExplained