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Phoenicians and Carthage: the Rise and Fall

From early Mediterranean trade to the dramatic fall of Carthage, the film traces the Phoenician origins, Carthaginian empire, wars with Rome, and its Roman rebirth.

Chapters

• 0:07 The Phoenician Trading Network
• 1:16 Founding and Growth of Carthage
• 2:43 Carthage at War with Rome
• 4:10 Legacy and Roman Rebirth

On-screen text

• 0:07 The Phoenician Trading Network
• 0:14 The Phoenician Trading Network
• 0:31 Phoenician reach Sardinia by 9th c. BCE Historical record · Nora Stone (Sardinia, 9th c. BCE)
• 0:49 Tyrian colonial network across the Mediterranean Historical record · Herodotus, Histories 4.152
• 1:07 Carthage’s massive harbor The Institute's interpretation · Diodorus Siculus, Bibliotheca Historica 23.12
• 1:16 Founding and Growth of Carthage
• 1:23 Founding and Growth of Carthage
• 1:40 Legend of Dido founding Carthage Tradition / scripture · Timaeus of Tauromenium (c. 3rd c. BCE)
• 1:58 Bilingual stone shows Melqart worship Historical record · Cippi of Melqart (Carthage, 3rd c. BCE, Louvre)
• 2:16 Carthaginian Tophet reveals burial customs Historical record · Tophet of Carthage (excavated 1920s, National Museum of Tunisia)
• 2:34 Punic coins display horse and palm Historical record · Punic silver shekel (Carthage, 3rd c. BCE, British Museum)
• 2:43 Carthage at War with Rome
• 2:50 Carthage at War with Rome
• 3:07 Mercenary War strains Carthage The Institute's interpretation · Polybius, Histories 13.1‑13.5
• 3:25 Hannibal crosses the Alps Historical record · Livy, Ab Urbe Condita 21.1‑21.44
• 3:43 Carthage's war tribute to Rome Historical record · Cicero, Pro Flacco 23
• 4:01 Rome razes Carthage Historical record · Appian, Punica 81‑84
• 4:10 Legacy and Roman Rebirth
• 4:17 Punic coin: horse and palm Historical record · Punic silver shekel (Carthage, 3rd c. BCE, British Museum)
• 4:41 Carthage's African voyages recorded by Hanno Historical record · Periplus of Hanno (Greek translation, 4th c. BCE)
• 5:05 The Institute reads: Romans reused Punic foundations The Institute's interpretation · Archaeological survey of Roman Carthage (1970s, Tunisian Antiquities Institute)
• 6:33 What legacy remains?

Sources

Historical record: Nora Stone (Sardinia, 9th c. BCE) · Herodotus, Histories 4.152 · Cippi of Melqart (Carthage, 3rd c. BCE, Louvre) · Tophet of Carthage (excavated 1920s, National Museum of Tunisia) · Punic silver shekel (Carthage, 3rd c. BCE, British Museum) · Livy, Ab Urbe Condita 21.1‑21.44 · Cicero, Pro Flacco 23 · Appian, Punica 81‑84 · Periplus of Hanno (Greek translation, 4th c. BCE)

Tradition / scripture: Timaeus of Tauromenium (c. 3rd c. BCE)

The Institute's interpretation: Diodorus Siculus, Bibliotheca Historica 23.12 · Polybius, Histories 13.1‑13.5 · Archaeological survey of Roman Carthage (1970s, Tunisian Antiquities Institute)

Sound: synthesized ambient (wind, drone, water) (CC0 — made by SoapBox). Made in 114 s of CPU.