You're listening to the history of ancient Greece, an outstanding podcast detailing the wonders and works of the proud sons of Hellas.

By now, you've seen that the Greeks were not shy of squabbling with their neighbors, and in their long history,

few rivals gave the Greeks a greater run for their money than the Phoenicians and their heirs,

the Carthaginians.

Starting from the barren coast of Phoenicia, these enterprising

merchants, sailors, and explorers sailed the wine-dark seas alongside the Greeks from the

beginning. Later, a group of Phoenician exiles under Queen Dido founded a settlement in North Africa,

which would one day rule an empire which stretched from Spain to Egypt.

Although dismissed as barbarous by the Greeks,

the city of Carthage would become renowned

for her colossal architecture,

her agricultural prowess,

her mighty war fleet, and her fabulous wealth truly worthy of her title as Queen of the Mediterranean.

Challenger of Rome in three world wars and birthplace of Hannibal Barca, a man who nearly single-handedly arrested the destiny of the Romans with fire and steel.

The history of Carthage is one of the most fascinating stories that has come down to us from

Antiquity.

I'm William Hubbard, creator of the Laman's Historian podcast.

In this podcast, I tell the story of the rise and fall of this ancient

civilization from the moment the Phoenicians first took to the Mediterranean Sea

to the final minutes of the Carthaginian's last stand in the temples of the Bursa.

If I've peaked your interest regarding this great yet often overlooked civilization,

check out the layman's historian on iTunes or at

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