The Carthaginian Empire — Traders, Warriors & The City Rome Feared Most

Step back into the ancient world and discover the rise and fall of Carthage — the maritime superpower that once ruled the Mediterranean and nearly destroyed Rome itself. 🌊⚔️

Founded by Phoenician settlers from Tyre, Carthage grew from a small colony on the North African coast into a mighty empire built on trade, innovation, and naval supremacy. Its merchants dominated sea routes, its engineers built the legendary circular harbor, and its armies — led by the great Hannibal Barca — struck fear into the heart of Rome.

From the wealth of its bustling markets to the thunder of elephants crossing the Alps, this epic documentary traces the story of a civilization that burned brightly before being consumed by the flames of the Punic Wars.

Follow Carthage’s rise to power, the bitter rivalry with Rome, Hannibal’s genius victories at Trebia, Trasimene, and Cannae, and the tragic end that came with the city’s total destruction in 146 BCE — when Roman legions razed it to the ground and salted its soil.

But even in ruin, Carthage’s legacy lived on — in Roman engineering, naval design, and the eternal reminder that no empire, however great, lasts forever.

✨ Chapters:
00:00 The City Rome Feared Most
01:00 The Phoenician Founders
02:00 The Rise of Carthage
03:00 The Punic Wars Begin
04:00 Hannibal’s Revenge
05:00 The March Across the Alps
06:00 The Fall of Carthage
07:00 Legacy of a Lost Empire

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