carthage must be destroyed by richard miles

Miles breathtakingly narrates Carthage's rise to fame as an ancient cultural and commercial center and its demise before its rebuilding as a Roman city by the emperor Augustus in the first century C.E. Such material evidence offers a glimpse of Carthage's social hierarchies while also providing clues to the city's reputation as an agricultural center known for its figs and pomegranates, and its invention of the Punic cart, a primitive but highly effective threshing machine. Drawing deeply upon fresh archeological evidence, Miles dynamically recreates daily life in ancient Carthage by examining the numerous inscriptions and monuments that bring to life the religious and public rituals of the city's inhabitants. Until now, Rome's version of the history and significance of Carthage has been unchallenged. In destroying the physical city of Carthage, the Romans also destroyed much of its history. Surrounded on all sides by the Romans and facing starvation and death, many Carthaginians, including the city's commander, Hasdrubal, surrendered into certain slavery while others, refusing to submit, died in a hellish conflagration that consumed their city. /rebates/2f97801410180962fCarthage-Destroyed-Rise-Fall-Ancient-01410180972fplp&. DeSantis Rome had hoped a punishing treaty signed in the wake of its 202 BC victory over Hannibal at Zama would hobble Carthage. Rome made sure its worst historical foe would never rise again. In the spring of 146 B.C.E., the Roman commander Scipio Aemilianus ordered his army's final assault upon the very weakened North African city of Carthage. ‘Carthage Must Be Destroyed’ Cried a Roman Statesman.

Carthage must be destroyed by richard miles