The Rise of Carthage DOCUMENTARY

Today Carthage is remembered only in the context of its dramatic fall at the end of the Punic Wars between Rome and Carthage. We all know about Hannibal and the Battle of Cannae but how about the daily life of Carthage. There is much more to this ancient civilization than the dust and ashes left to us by history. Today we will be exploring the Rise of Carthage and dive into the fascinating details of their civilization.

The history documentary begins by covering the ancient Phoenicians who planted colonies across the Mediterranean. Carthage emerged from this trade network to become the leader of the Phoenicians in the west and eventually come to forge an empire when its mother colony Tyre declined. The history documentary then turns to cover the government, economy, culture, and military of ancient Carthage.

Sources and Suggested Reading:
"Carthage: A History" by Serge Lancel
"The Carthaginians" by Dexter Hoyos
"Carthage's Other Wars" by Dexter Hoyos
"Carthage Must be Destroyed" by Richard Miles

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[ShawnChess]

“We shall salt the soil and remove the bricks from the land. No one will remember Carthage” said the romans then they proceeded to never shut up about how they destroyed Carthage.

[ISawABear]

""They make a colony so big it makes colonies"

[hugodesrosiers-plaisance]

Carthage is the kind of city that's just DYING to have an Assassin's Creed game take place there.

[Bojanglesz]

The Punic Wars would make for one hell of an epic Netflix series

[tomkruger]

that 13 years siege must have been real Tyring

[napolien]

Preparing popcorn, starting the TV.
Sitting comfortably on a couch
Let the 19 min movie begin.

[eriknoorvali]

If Carthage means New City, does that mean that Carthago Nova in Spain means New New City

[darthsidious]

What I consider so incredible about Carthage, and Hannibal in particular, is that he managed to pivot the city from a devastating war to an economic powerhouse in such a short time period.

[khaledzitouni]

i am from modern day tunis, Tunisia and i lived near carthage, (witch is still a small part in the city named like that) you can till this day find some carthagenien monuments like the round huge port represented in this video. and some statues and all kind of archelogical treasures. and this empire still has huge importance to us till this day

[michaelweston]

I love Carthage very much. It was the first civilization I fell in love with. They rose side by side with Rome & fought till the bitter end. I see a Carthage as a runner up for what Rome became.

[MKfanmomo]

May the glory of Carthage shine eternally. May Peace and prosperity bless my beloved country Tunisia.

[procedurallygeneratedhuman]

WOW, the art in this video is just superb!
I also think that you picked the best possible narrator too!!!

[Tia-Marie]

Those downvotes are from clients of Cato the Elder.

[jasonparrish]

Amazing how Carthage was founded as part of a recovering civilization that struggled, bloomed and died practically before history was being recorded as a concept. And before them, the Minoans and Mycenaeans had already passed the same cycle, while Egypt abides all. No fiction has expressed anything as fantastic as human history.


And I enjoyed the Tunisians I had the privilege of meeting who carry the history forward, when they can have open arms to let the rest of the world understand the length and complexity of their history.

[Unyhouss]

As Carthaginian blood in my veins and Tunisian citizen in a piece of paper, I do really appreciate this documentary!

[OmarAhmed-jocf]

"I will either find a way or make one" Hannibal Barca

[Fenniks-]

Oh boi have i been waiting for this. Also this new narrator rocks he has an epic voice :)

[navaryn]

Honestly, wow.


The animations, the art, the narration, the research, the music. everything about this video is just so damn good. Keep up the great work

[TheNinjaDC]

I always loved the design of the Carthaginian harbor.
Beautiful and efficient.

[NoxianWill]

I love the old Carthage historical buildings. I live about 10 minutes away from them ❤