The Rise and Fall of Carthage
Dan Snow's History Hit
History Hit
4.7 • 12.9K Ratings
🗓️ 28 August 2025
⏱️ 78 minutes
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Summary
In this episode, we tackle the Punic Wars - three epic clashes between Rome and Carthage for control of the Mediterranean. From naval battles to Hannibal’s daring Alpine crossing and Carthage’s final destruction, we uncover how these wars reshaped the ancient world.
Joining us is Eve MacDonald, ancient historian and author of Carthage: A New History of an Ancient Empire, to explain why these two rising powers collided in a fight for supremacy.
Produced by James Hickmann and edited by Dougal Patmore.
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| 0:00.0 | Hello, |
| 0:00.6 | folks, Dan Snow here. |
| 0:01.6 | I am throwing a party to celebrate 10 years of Dan Snow's history hit. |
| 0:06.1 | I'd love for you to be there. |
| 0:07.5 | Join me for a very special live recording of the podcast in London, |
| 0:10.4 | in England on the 12th of September to celebrate the 10 years. |
| 0:14.1 | You can find out more about it and get tickets with the link in the show notes. |
| 0:17.6 | Look forward to seeing you there. |
| 0:35.5 | Hi everybody. Welcome. Welcome to Dan Snow's history hit. Today I'm going to take you all the way back to third century BC. It's the |
| 0:38.8 | ultimate clash of the Titans. It's the alien versus predator of the ancient world. Whoever wins, |
| 0:48.1 | well, everybody else loses. It is Rome versus Carthage. |
| 1:02.0 | Two city-states turned regional empires, powerhouses and champions of Europe and Africa, respectively, locked in a struggle for supremacy that spanned more than a century. |
| 1:06.0 | These weren't just wars over specific bits of territory. |
| 1:09.0 | They are battles to the death |
| 1:10.9 | between two ancient superpowers, |
| 1:13.2 | fighting for dominance over the Mediterranean world. |
| 1:18.1 | You're going to hear about war elephants |
| 1:20.0 | trudging through the snow of high alpine passes. |
| 1:23.1 | You're going to hear about the biggest, |
| 1:24.9 | probably naval and land battles |
| 1:27.1 | to that point in European history. |
| 1:30.6 | There are year-long sieges, there are scorched earth campaigns. |
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