Podcast: The Rise and Fall of Carthage

One of my many summer resolutions is to be better keeping on top of podcasts (to which end I bought some nice Skullcandy speakers for my iPod with my BestBuy dollars).  This one’s actually kind of interesting because ages ago I found the Stuff You Missed in History Class’ hosts’ voices incredibly irritating. They’ve either changed hosts or learned to become less Valley Girlish. In any event, Here’s the official description:

Carthage was a trading hub of the ancient world, challenging the budding Roman Republic. In 264 B.C., Rome and Carthage began the Punic Wars, which continued for more than  a century. Tune in to learn more about the rise — and fall — of Carthage.

… and it’s a pretty good overview of matters Carthaginian, with the bonus that they don’t fall for the sowing the fields with salt thing.

[incidentally, if folks know of podcasts I should be following (I’ve been out of the loop for a while), feel free to drop me a line]


4 responses to “Podcast: The Rise and Fall of Carthage”

  1. C.J. Dunlap Avatar
    C.J. Dunlap

    If you’re not already familiar, “Hardcore History” by Dan Carlin is excellently done. He’s just finished up a six-part series on the last years of the Roman republic.

    http://www.dancarlin.com/disp.php?page=hharchive

    1. rogueclassicist Avatar
      rogueclassicist

      I do like Dan Carlin’s stuff … I’m just balking at his latest five-hour effort though …

  2. Nice show but they left out that Rome was sacked by the Vandals ironically from Carthage in the early fifth century.

    1. The Carthage that was used as a staging point for sacking rome by the vandals wasn’t punic in character, it was a roman colony, ruled by germans, and populated by a multi cultural merchant class.

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