Lost civilisations of the Mediterranean
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The History of Carthage
C Carthage grew to be incredibly important because it was a Phoenician colony. But at some point in its existence, it had a distinct cultural shift. And the Carthaginians are more like conquerors. So they retain the Phoenician seafaring excellence, but also now with this taste for conquest. It has this 700-year period of expansion and then severe decline when it clashes with Rome.
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