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Showing posts with label Carthage. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Carthage. Show all posts
Monday, March 13, 2017

Valuable Enough to Kill For: 4,000-Year-Old Mine Which Was Hijacked by Foreign Forces Uncovered in Spain

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Ancient Origins Archaeologists in Spain have uncovered sophisticated mining operations in Munigua, which were in operation as long ago ...
Friday, July 8, 2016

2,000-Year-Old Cooling System for Chariot Horses Unearthed at Ancient Carthage Site

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Ancient Origins In the Classical world, chariot races were the equivalent of today’s highest-profile sports and had the highest-paid...
Tuesday, June 21, 2016

History Trivia - battle at Lake Trasimenus

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June 21 217 BC Carthaginian forces led by Hannibal destroyed a Roman army under Consul Gaius Flaminicy in a battle at Lake Trasimenus i...
Tuesday, February 23, 2016

In a nutshell: the Punic Wars

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History Extra 17th-century painting of the Battle of Zama, a decisive victory for the Romans over Hannibal of Carthage. (Photo by Fin...
Friday, November 13, 2015

Archaeologists in Sicily excavate an ancient Greek city remarkably preserved beneath earth and sand

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Ancient Origins In 409 BC, Carthaginian troops from North Africa slaughtered and enslaved the 16,000 soldiers and residents of Selinunte...
Saturday, October 24, 2015

History Trivia - Treaty of Brétigny ratified at Calais

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October 24 439 Carthage, the leading Roman city in North Africa, fell to Genseric and the Vandals.   1360 The Treaty of Brétign...
Monday, October 19, 2015

History Trivia - Battle of Sama - Scipio defeats Hannibal's army

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October 19  202 BC, the Romans under Scipio Africanus defeated Hannibal's army of Carthaginians and Numidians in the Battle of Sa...
Tuesday, October 15, 2013

History Trivia - Henry VIII orders bowling lanes at Whitehall

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October 15 70 BC, Virgil was born. He is considered to be one of the greatest poets of the Roman Empire. 5 33 Byzantine general Beli...
Friday, September 13, 2013

History Trivia - Hadrian orders the construction of the great wall, dividing Britain

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Sept 13 585 BC Lucius Tarquinius Priscus, king of Rome, celebrated a triumph for his victories over the Sabines, and the surrender of Co...