Carthage Before Hannibal: The Empire That Raised Rome's Greatest Enemy
Before there was Hannibal, there was Carthage — the wealthiest city in the western Mediterranean, a commercial superpower with a circular war-harbor, a multinational mercenary army, and a proud merchant aristocracy. This is the civilization that produced history's greatest general, and the story of the family that swore to destroy Rome across three generations. From the founding by Phoenician settlers from Tyre, through the humiliation of the First Punic War, to a nine-year-old boy named Hannibal swearing an oath of eternal enmity at his father's altar — this is where the most famous vendetta in ancient history begins. This is Part 1 of the Hannibal series. Chapters: 0:00 The Legend Everyone Knows 0:31 Founded from Tyre 1:04 The Wealthiest City in the West 1:10 The Circular War Harbor 2:13 A Commercial Empire, Not a Military One 2:52 How Carthage Was Governed 3:18 The Barca Family 3:38 Hamilcar Barca 4:05 The Mercenary War 4:35 Turning to Spain 5:07 The Oath Against Rome 5:45 Building an Empire in Spain 6:10 Hasdrubal and the Ebro Treaty 6:42 Hannibal Takes Command 7:21 Carthage at a Crossroads 7:59 The Plan to Break Rome 8:18 Saguntum: The Spark 8:25 Next Time: Crossing the Alps Drawn from History — ancient history, drawn badly, explained well. New episodes regularly. #history #ancientrome #hannibal #carthage #punicwars #ancienthistory #rome #hannibalbarca #education
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