The Rise and Fall of Carthage | History for Sleep

Drift gently to sleep with the complete story of one of the ancient world's greatest civilizations — Carthage. From its Phoenician beginnings on a Tunisian hill in 814 BC, through the golden age of Mediterranean trade, the epic wars with Rome, the march of Hannibal across the Alps, to the final flames that consumed the city in 146 BC. Narrated slowly and softly to help you relax and fall asleep. Rich in history, gentle in tone. 🌙 Falling asleep? Let the whole night play on:    • The Whole Night — Lanternhour History for ...   Follow the rise and fall of ancient Carthage across nearly seven centuries: from Queen Dido's founding of the city on the Byrsa Hill, to the great double harbour and merchant fleets that made Carthage the ruler of the western Mediterranean, through the three long Punic Wars against Rome, the winter march of Hannibal Barca and his war elephants across the snowy Alps in 218 BC, the disaster at Cannae, the final defeat at Zama, the uneasy peace, and the destruction of the city under Scipio Aemilianus in 146 BC. Every detail is grounded in what ancient historians and modern archaeology have preserved of Punic civilization. This is history for sleep. No dramatic music, no shocking twists — just a slow, low-voiced walk through the entire story of ancient Carthage to help you unwind and drift off. ⏱️ CHAPTERS 0:00 Introduction 1:00 Chapter I — The Phoenician Beginnings 8:23 Chapter II — A City Between Two Seas 16:38 Chapter III — The Empire of the West 25:32 Chapter IV — The Old Enemy: Sicily and Syracuse 32:48 Chapter V — A New Power Rises: Rome and Carthage 39:25 Chapter VI — The First Punic War 49:08 Chapter VII — The Barcid Empire in Spain 57:30 Chapter VIII — Hannibal's March 1:06:06 Chapter IX — Cannae and the Long War 1:16:09 Chapter X — Scipio and Zama 1:27:10 Chapter XI — The Uneasy Peace 1:35:18 Chapter XII — The Fall of Carthage 1:43:59 Epilogue — The Legacy of Carthage ▶ MORE HISTORY TO FALL ASLEEP The Rise and Fall of Empires, every episode in order:    • The Rise and Fall of Empires — History for...   A Quiet Day in History, daily life stories:    • A Quiet Day in History — Daily Life to Fal...   Previous episode — V005 Viking Age Iceland:    • A Day in the Life of a Viking Farmer | His...   If this Carthage history helped you relax, consider subscribing — new slow-history sleep videos every few weeks. Sweet dreams. #Carthage #AncientHistory #HistoryForSleep