Units of History - Warships of the Carthaginian Navy DOCUMENTARY

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Carthage is primarily remembered through its conflict with Rome over the course of the Punic Wars. However its history stretches far beyond this brief window and includes a long naval history worth discussing. In this video we seek to trace the long history of their exploits at sea starting from the rise of Carthage to the eventual fall of Carthage.

We begin by looking at the Phoenician ancestry of the Carthaginians. It was these people who had pioneered many early methods of ship construction and navigation which allowed them to become a formidable trading power over the course of the Bronze Age. When Carthage was founded by the city of Tyre, it would soon take up the mantle of these naval traditions and use them to gain control of the western Mediterranean. We take a look at the types of warships fielded by the Punic Navy ranging from the humble monoreme to the trireme and the hulking quinquereme. The documentary discusses the ship construction, staffing, and training necessary to keep such a massive fleet in operation. When it comes to warfare we discuss the many naval tactics used by ancient navies and some of the specific stratagems of the Carthaginians.

Finally we turn to our coverage of the service history of the Carthaginian navy which stretches over its entire history. We discuss the the clashes with the Greeks at the Battle of Alalia and the many Sicilian wars fought along this important island. We then cover the climactic Punic Wars against Rome with a special focus on the First Punic War. It was this conflict which saw some of the largest naval battles of its era including the titanic Battle of Ecnomus and the Battle of the Aegates Islands. And finally we cover the siege of Carthage in the Third Punic War.

What Units of History should we cover next? You can learn more about the forces of other civilizations here :

THE AFRICANS

THE NEAR EAST

THE BYZANTINES

THE HELLENISTIC WORLD

THE ROMANS

THE NORTHMEN

THE EASTERN EUROPEANS

Sources and Suggested Reading:
"The Carthaginians" by Dexter Hoyos
"Carthage's Other Wars" by Dexter Hoyos
"The Fall of Carthage" by Adrian Goldsworthy
"Carthage Must be Destroyed" by Richard Miles

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Gotta love the Romans approach to naval conflict.
"Learn to sail?"
"Nah, let's turn it into a land battle"

NEWBkiller

Nice to see that Carthage finally gets some love. Such an underrated civilization. Praise Tanit!

laszlo

The Carthage harbor is *mental*. Hell, the sheer number of enormous defensive measures and man-made harbors and such things people across history erected *without* motorized cranes and modern industry is amazing.

peciesunknwn

Finally someone making a detailed documentary on ancient navies. This is a fantastic video.

anderselias

40:39 min? Geez guys, that is probably the longest video of this format and I love every second of it. Thanks for all the effort and the amazing quality as always 🥰

xSoulhunterDKx

Finally, Carthage is getting some appreciation 🇹🇳

hamzahammami

I just visited the Roman ruins of Carthage and we saw the round harbor (or what remains of it) still there. Fascinating...

Amc

as someone who's familiar with the subject I can imagine how much effort was put into this, outstanding video, hope this series gets the attention it deserves

dreamtheater

18:23 It's really fantastic to be able to understand the Punic language, even barely. I speak Modern Hebrew and "Adirim" is now plural for "Adir", "Great One" or just "Great" or "Awesome" if used as a adjective. "Rab" or "Rav" in Hebrew is still used to indicate seniority, as in "Rav Aluf" - Senior General, the hightest rank in the IDF. "Mehanet" sounds alot like "Mahane", Camp or Base and Sheni means "Second", so that would probably be something like "Second Officer" translated. I am doing this without any sources, so if anyone actually knows better, do tell!

Alex.HFA

Wow what are the odds I have been obsessed with carthage recently and not only that I’ve been trying to look for a naval video specifically in this channel and here we are lol

DirtCobaine

I'm glad that regular people are creating documentaries on the Carthage civilization. There are so FEW documentaries that cover Carthage and it's almost always about the Punic Wars.

Sean

Great video, amazing content
Love from TUNISIA, here's hoping we return to greatness one day 🇹🇳🇹🇳

midoo_cherni

As someone writing a novel set in the ruins of Carthage after the Third Punic War, this really helped fill in gaps I hadn't even thought about. Sincere thanks for the research hours you just saved me!

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