The Fall of Carthage
The Punic Wars 265-146BC

Rome Has Conquered The work of Adrian Goldsworthy has always impressed me. He has that rare talent of seeking out primary sources and converting the material into coherent and engaging prose. Often historians and especially academics such as Goldsworthy end up providing dry and frankly boring work. I......more

This is about the Punic Wars (264BC –146BC) between Rome and Carthage. Much has been written about this epic ancient conflict. The result of the Punic Wars led to the ascendancy of Rome. The book is well written and researched. Goldsworthy does write in an academic style of a historian, but is easily......more

The Fall of Carthage is a very readable account of the three Punic Wars between Rome and Carthage. The Second War takes up most of the narrative, as it was the most dramatic and bloody episode, but the other episodes are also given their due according to their relevance. Sources are limited of cours......more

Una de las características más destacadas del libro es su enfoque profundo y detallado en los tres conflictos principales que marcaron el destino de la antigua ciudad de Cartago. Goldsworthy logra sumergir al lector en las Guerras Púnicas con una precisión que refleja una cuidadosa investigación bas......more

Carthage Must be Destroyed those most famous words were spoken by Marcus Porcius Cato in the 2nd Century BC. In this new book on the Punic Wars by Adrian Goldsworthy we are taken back into this most fascinating period of history. We follow in the steps of Hannibal, Hasdrubal, Hamilcar, Scipio Africa......more