Buried beneath the city streets of the Tunisian capital of Tunis, an ancient city lies forgotten... In this episode, we look at one of the most dramatic stories to come down to us from the ancient world: the rise and fall of the empire of Carthage. Find out how this city rose out of the Phoenician states of the Eastern Mediterranean, and set out on voyages of discovery and settlement that put them at the centre of the ancient world. And hear how the city of Carthage was destroyed, and its memory nearly wiped from the earth. ** Fall of Civilizations the book is now available to pre-order: linktr.ee/fallofcivilizations ** SOURCES: https://www.patreon.com/posts/sources-for-17-81369494 Credits: Written and produced by Paul Cooper Sound engineering by Alexey Sibikin 3D recreations of Carthage by Faber-Courtial https://faber-courtial.de/ Original music by Pavlos Kapralos: https://youtube.com/@pavloskapralos3969 Title theme: Home At Last by John Bartmann https://johnbartmann.com/ Sass Hoory: percussion Lelu Blesa: vocals Anastasia Papadopoulou: vocals June Filetti: oboe Pavlos Kapralos: oud, vocals, flutes, instrument sampling and editing Voice actors: Michael Hajiantonis Lachlan Lucas Alexandra Boulton Simon Jackson Tom Marshall-Lee Chris Harvey Nick Denton Paul Casselle Join this channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCT6Y5JJPKe_JDMivpKgVXew/join Chapters 00:00 - Intro 10:07 - The Phoenicians 16:54 - Voyages of discovery 32:50 - The founding of Carthage 49:36 - Life in Carthage 1:03:56 - The city 1:18:56 - Wars in Sicily 1:34:38 - Child Sacrifice 1:50:23 - Conflict with Rome 2:06:00 - Aftermath of the First Punic War 2:22:03 - Hannibal 2:38:59 - The War Comes to Italy 2:54:53 - Peace 3:12:34 - The Third Punic War 3:28:36: The Fall of Carthage