Engineering An Empire: the Carthage (History Channel program) Part 1/3

After its founding at the end of the ninth century B.C., this city soon grew into one of greatest civilizations of the Ancient World - a remarkable city-state that dominated the Mediterranean for over 600 years. Over that span of time, Carthaginian engineers harnessed their extensive resources and manpower to develop some of the ancient world's most groundbreaking technology. Like the Egyptian and Greek masters before them, they built colossal structures able to withstand the ravages of time and man.

Carthage was protected by a massive harbor that held hundreds of war ships - which formed the core of antiquity's most formidable navy. And to protect the capital, an intricate series of defensive walls were erected that stretched for more than 23 miles, and housed a standing army of more than 20,000 men.

For generations, Carthage defined power, strength and ingenuity for the ancient world. But by the third century B.C., the empire's existence was threatened by another emerging superpower across the pond - Rome. The two civilizations clashed in a series of three epic wars; a to-the-death struggle for supremacy that would last 118 years. When all was said and done, it would be the Romans who would inherit unrivalled status as the world's lone superpower, and go on to redefine the meaning of power and ingenuity.

But when the Romans engineered their empire, they were only following the lead of the Carthaginians.

From the city's grand harbor to the rise of one of history's greatest generals, Hannibal Barca, this episode will examine the architecture and infrastructure that enabled the rise and fall of the Carthage Empire.

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[georgedesilva]

it is good to do our best to trace our history. most the history of carthage is lost. i hope to see it recovered. thanks for the vedio, however

[trey9386]

Though the Carthaginians were founded by Phoenecians, I do not think they looked white. They looked more like people of the Mid East. The founding story is also a little b.s. also, the Carthaginians and Carthage itself was probly a mix of Africans and Phoenicians.

[zizouzenati]

@evilblades There is no mix between Berber-and Arabs in North Africa. There is no GENETIC evidence of that. Besides that the Arab/Middle eastern froces which came to North Africa can not change ten of MILLIOSN of Berbers spread over whole of North Africa. And the hsitroy of Arabs in North Africa is very well documented, check the history of North Afrika online. Arabs/middle easterners were complety destroyid by the big berber dynasties that emerged in the Islamic Era.

[evilblades]

@leesoarez @leesoarez

saying "cartaginians were white" is wrong for only the same reason it is wrong to say "romans were white". they were both multicultural empires.

the population of Roma, and cartage were both white however.in the 11th century the arab invaders mixed with the native berbers, which is why the population living near ancient cartago today is predominantly arab-berber.

if you count modern spaniards as white, you would probarbly consider cartagians white.

[leesoarez]

There's one SERiOUS deliberate mistake in this documentary: CARTHAGiNiANS WERE NOT WHiTE!

This is what I HATE about History Channel! They give you only HALF the truth and spin the rest the way their stupid agenda demands. Fucking assholes!

[LucienAchillean]

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[glasfurd31]

I heard that instead of being exiled, some Carthaginians were stuck on ships & forced to go on voyages. Did I hear a description of a gorilla on Fernando Po from a Carthaginian? I'm sure I did.