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On the Web

  • Carthage - battle of Trasimene -- A site devoted to the battle of Trasimene, with maps, diagrams etc.
  • Carthage -- This is an index to a number of pages on Carthage - its history, constitution, battles etc., as well as ancient references to the Phoenicians, Carthage in Virgil and much more
  • Univ. of Carthage on Carthage -- This site, from the University of Carthage, Wisconsin, gives an overview of ancient Carthage, with sections on myth, history, topography, major events and bibliography.

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In Ancient Sources


In the Library

  • Charles-Picard, Gilbert and Colette. Daily Life in Carthage at the Time of Hannibal. Translated by Foster, A. E. London, 1961.: A book designed for a wider audience, covering socio-economic aspects of Carthaginian life as well as treatment of artisans and the military.
  • Lancel, Serge. Carthage. English edition, translated by Nevill, Antonia, Oxford, 1995.: History, with much archaeological background and many ma;ps, photographs and diagrams.
  • MacKendrick, Paul. The North African Stones Speak. Chapel Hill, 1980.: Part 1 (pp. 13-109) traces the history and development fo Carthage from prehistoric times to the Arab invasion. A useful annotated bibliography on articles relevant to Carthage (pp. 337-358).
  • Manton, E. Lennox. Roman North Africa. London, 1988.: A highly readable introduction to Roman North Africa with many photographs. It includes two chapters on Carthage: Punic Carthage and the Carthaginians (pp. 15-28) and Roman Carthage and the Agricultural Towns (pp. 103-127.
  • Raven, Susan. Rome in Africa. (3rd ed.) London and New York, 1993.: A very thorough study of Carthage in its wider context.
  • Warmington, B. H. Carthage. London, 1960.: A survey of Carthage from a primarily historical perspective.
 
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