What was the Secret Weapon of the Carthaginian Empire?

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🚩 After Rome's destruction of Carthage in 146 BC, the Carthaginian libraries were given to the kings of Numidia, but Mago's work was considered too important to lose. It was brought to Rome and Decimus Junius Silanus was commissioned by the Roman Senate to translate it into Latin - but the Punic and Latin versions of the texts were eventually lost. However, it was Cassius Dionysius of Utica, an ancient North African writer on botany and medicinal substances, who became best known for his Greek translation of the great 28-volume treatise on agriculture, written by the Carthaginian Mago...

📢 Narrated by David McCallion

📜 Research and script by: Skylar J. Gordon

📜 Sources:
Mago: Father of Farming - John Koster

Forgotten Peoples of the Ancient World - Philip Matyszak

#carthage #romanempire #phoenicians

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🚩 After Rome's destruction of Carthage in 146 BC, the Carthaginian libraries were given to the kings of Numidia, but Mago's work was considered too important to lose. It was brought to Rome and Decimus Junius Silanus was commissioned by the Roman Senate to translate it into Latin - but the Punic and Latin versions of the texts were eventually lost. However, it was Cassius Dionysius of Utica, an ancient North African writer on botany and medicinal substances, who became best known for his Greek translation of the great 28-volume treatise on agriculture, written by the Carthaginian Mago...

[kaustubhlunawat]

The general Scipio Ameilianus said "The same shall be the fate Rome some day" when destroying Carthage. Ironically Vandals sacked Rome from Carthage.

[RayanBacha]

As a Tunisian it is always of great interest to me to learn about this ancient civilization from wich few records remain. Thank you very much for your awesome work

[timothyp.]

Carthage is the most underated historical empire. It is sad how many people never learned about it or just forgot it.

[magnushorus]

these videos are literally better than anything being made for tv, while thats not saying much.. these are wonderful! thank you for making them

[YTuseraL]

Scipio Africanus didn't level the city nor salt the land. Salting is indeed disputed, but the destruction was done by army under the command of Scipio Aemilianus 50 years later.

[معاذميمون]

هذه هي تونس العظيمة .. أخوكم من الجزائر

[aliosman]

Proud to be a patron 😌😌

Marvelous episode on the Carthaginians.

I always wonder how history would be shaped, if Carthaginians were victorious againts Rome.

[drusik]

"It is no coincidence that the works of Mago escaped alone". This video implies that the Roman's were specifically seeking these works, but during a bloodbathed raze where troops are almost impossible to command (especially since they've been waiting for 3 years outside Carthage's walls for that exact moment), how did they do it?
- Was there a specialized detachment that was seeking them during the raze?
- Was 1 Roman soldier like "Hey, this looks like useful stuff since I have a farm at home too"?.
- Is this just being romanticized and it survived by other means such as copies from libraries in Greece or Egypt?

[piemmeemme]

Dear sirs, as someone wrote before me, specially Lazar Moncilovic, there is a BIG MISTAKE in the introduction of this interesting video. The roman Consul who reduced Carthage to a heap of ruins in the year 146 B.C. was Publius Cornelius Scipio Aemilianus, also known as Scipio Africanus MINOR. Minor must be specified for not confusing him with the winner of the battle of Zama in 212 B.C.. Lazar Moncilovic is also right about salting the ruins of Carthage.

[heroe]

I would like to hear more about Mago works and Carthaginian agriculture

[ionicafardefrica]

I'm curious if someone tried to replicate the Carthagian wine making technique, and what results it yielded. They basically used raisins and rehydrated them with unfermented wine. Then followed the normal steps - move into into a different recipient once the fermentation is over, store in cool, dark place. It's so wildly different than what we used today, you cannot help but want to taste it

[Oblivion]

The history of Carthage is almost as fascinating as the story of Rome.

[CycleGirl-]

I remember hearing that the Romans salted the earth of Carthage from my Latin teacher back in high school. At the time, I accepted it literally, though I now understand it as apocryphal. It was a powerful way to communicate that Rome would never allow Carthage to rise from the ashes.

[megawackoking]

I love learning about Carthage not just it's generals but overall history at that!

[WMfin]

The origin story is so fascinating!
I'd watch a series of origin stories of ancient cities/nations!

[ivandicivan]

Thank you for making video that completely debunks the supposed "mercantile" nature of the Carthaginian state, we need more of videos like this.
There are a lots of internet mythis about Carthage, but them being "mercantile state" or ruled by merchants is the most persistent one and needed to be debunked.
Great video.

[aaronwalker]

Absolutely loved the breakdown of this video in every aspect.!! Even sown to the details on farming, and the proof of who wrote it and translated it..all these small aspects of history are what shaped our world to this day.!!
Absolutely loved it.!! Brilliant work

[jaybar]

The fact that I named off a few possibilities in my head before I watched the video and wasnt even close although ive watched every History Marche video is proof how important these videos are

[gm]

Even before the end of the 1st century BCE the Romans had built a colony there. The province of Africa was providing grain for Rome. Absolutely cruicial for Octavian to gain control from Lepidus as Anthony had Egypt.