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Republic of Carthage
Bibliography
Contents:
Note: for a quick introduction to the topic, read online
"Carthage Must Be Destroyed,"
But Must It Be Forgotten? by David Soren
in Archaeology Odyssey (November/December 2000)
Phoenicians
- Aubet, Maria Eugenia,
The Phoenicians and the West: Politics, Colonies and Trade (1996)
The Spanish author goes into more depth than anyone on the
details of trade, trade routes and everything else. Even
dives into the rarely discussed topic of currents within
the Mediterranean. The maps are very good. There is even
one showing which parts of the Mediterranean are beyond
the sight of land, a tricky problem when one considers
hills and mountains. Origins of names including Phoenicians
are discussed. Best of all is the detail on the nature of
the Phoenician colonies, their dates and purposes. There
are a few translation problems, such as when the Barcids
are called the Barcidas, but they are minor.
2001 Revised Edition
reflects the latest archaeological findings.
Chapters:
(1) Who were the Phoenicians?
(2) Phoenica during the Iron Age
(3) The bases for the expansion in the Mediterranean
(4) Phoenician trade: exchange mechanisms and organization
(5) The great political institutions: the palace and the temple
(6) The routes of Phoenician expansion into the Mediterranean
(7) The Phoenicians in the west: chronology and historiography
(8) The Phoenician colonies in the central Mediterranean
(9) The colonies of the far west: Gadir and the silver trade
(10) Concluding thoughts
(I) Phoenician Iron Age archaeology
(II) The Journey of Wen-Amon to Phoenicia
(III) Oracles against Tyre
(IV) The settlements of the central Mediterranean
- Harden, The Phoenicians (1962)
- Herm, Gerhard,
The Phoenicians (1975)
- Moscati, Sabatino,
Carthage
- Armstrong, Donald, The Reluctant Warriors (1966)
Although it may have an axe to grind (regarding US military funding),
don't pass up this one.
Written by a Brigadier General, it has some of the
best analysis of the 3rd Punic War as well as the clearest
and most detailed maps.
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NEW!
Hoyos, Dexter, Hannibal's dynasty: power and politics in the western Mediterranean, 247-183 BC (2005)
Great bringing together of disparate sources with excellent discussion of
which are more likely to be correct. Also good on the First Punic War,
events in Spain between the wars, Hannibal as political leader after the
Second Punic War and his subsequent flight and work with Antiochus.
One of the few books on this topic willing to critique the Barcas, for example
suggesting they had
poor conceptualization of sea power and lack of ability with sieges
(the little town of Saguntum took Hannibal eight months and he never essayed
Rome at all).
- Charles-Picard, Gilbert and Colette,
- Lancel, Serge,
Carthage (1995)
- Soren, David, Aicha Ben Abed Khader and Hedi Slim,
Carthage: A Mosaic of Ancient Tunisia (1990)
- Warmington, B. H.,
Carthage (1960)
Hannibal
- Bradford, Ernle,
Hannibal (1981)
- Goldsworthy, Adrian:
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NEW!
Hunt, Dr. Patrick,
Hannibal (2017)
Really enjoyable, nearly novelistic treatment in the best way, while still
offering many discreet footnotes and sources. Brings out a lot of lesser
known facts that may be obscure to you, even if you've read all the other
books in this list, for example, the notion that the life of the elder
Cornelius Scopio might have been saved not by the future Africanus, but by
an Ligurian slave. Good thoughts on why Hannibal never attacked the city of
Rome as well. Very short chapters make for an easier than usual read.
- Livy,
The War with Hannibal (ancient)
- Liddell Hart, Basil Henry,
Scipio Africanus/Greater than Napoleon (1994)
- Miles, Richard,
Carthage Must be Destroyed: The Rise and Fall of an Ancient Civilization (2010)
- Polybius,
The Rise of the Roman Empire (ancient)
- Scullard, H. H.,
A History of the Roman World 753-146 B.C. (1961)
Maps
Historical Fiction
- Bryher,
The Coin of Carthage (1963)
- Durham, David,
Pride of Carthage (2005)
- Leckie, Ross,
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NEW!
Roberts, John Maddox, Hannibal's Children (2002)
This work is so refreshing simply because after reading all those other
books in which Hannibal ineluctably loses, in this one he finally wins!
Read this one to find out how! And what happens next!
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