Foundation of Carthage - Ancient Civilizations DOCUMENTARY

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    The Kings and Generals animated historical documentary series on the ancient civilizations continues with a video on the history of Phoenicia, as we discuss how the events in West Asia led to the foundation of Carthage in North Africa - the city that would become the main enemy of Rome in the coming centuries.
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  • @KingsandGenerals
    @KingsandGenerals  Před rokem +68

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    • @anto-sk4ce
      @anto-sk4ce Před rokem +3

      Day 2 of asking a video about songhai empire

    • @henwen6080
      @henwen6080 Před rokem

      @KIngs and Generals can you check out Michael Tsarions books?

    • @KingsandGenerals
      @KingsandGenerals  Před rokem +5

      @@henwen6080 no

    • @ajithsidhu7183
      @ajithsidhu7183 Před rokem +2

      @@KingsandGenerals please do on pre islamic battles like halimas birthday, anthagar bin shadd , the sikh empire , king porus Battle of Buath
      Battle of Shi'b Jabala, Shapur II's Arab campaign
      Siege of Sanaa ,Battle of Hadhramaut etc please

    • @ajithsidhu7183
      @ajithsidhu7183 Před rokem

      @@KingsandGenerals please

  • @nilothesage
    @nilothesage Před rokem +762

    With how much love Rome has gotten on this channel, I have been eagerly waiting for one of their greatest adversaries' origins to be talked about

    • @hannibalb8276
      @hannibalb8276 Před rokem +50

      As an impartial observer, I agree. This channel is comprised of Rome fanboys, it's not fair or balanced at all!

    • @jayzitro1640
      @jayzitro1640 Před rokem +18

      @@hannibalb8276 But how do you feel about elephants?

    • @adrianrafaelmagana804
      @adrianrafaelmagana804 Před rokem +12

      Me too, i want much more Carthage

    • @jeffreyzervos6938
      @jeffreyzervos6938 Před rokem +4

      History Marche does a really good job of portraying Carthage well. And history matters does a great series on the punic wars

    • @LuckeeStrikee
      @LuckeeStrikee Před rokem +13

      @@hannibalb8276 >Hannibal B
      >As an impartial observer

  • @MichaelSmith-ij2ut
    @MichaelSmith-ij2ut Před rokem +321

    As a Sidonian merchant myself, I'm glad to see our subjugation by the Tyrians finally mentioned in a video

    • @rayanbay
      @rayanbay Před rokem +11

      Hello fellow Sidonian!

    • @MT-ri5wu
      @MT-ri5wu Před rokem +1

      😝

    • @alissa6
      @alissa6 Před rokem +1

      @@humbletruthseeker4975 Goliath was a Mycenean. One if Agqmemnon's greatest warriors.

    • @cariri12
      @cariri12 Před rokem +1

      I laughed way too much

    • @mimoboumjahed4793
      @mimoboumjahed4793 Před rokem

      @@rayanbay bzod

  • @AKAZA-kq8jd
    @AKAZA-kq8jd Před rokem +93

    Glorious example of ancient history.

  • @inveniamviam4691
    @inveniamviam4691 Před rokem +181

    I love how much attention Carthage gets on this channel. Such an under appreciate civilization.

    • @resentfuldragon
      @resentfuldragon Před rokem +1

      this channel is very good to great civilizations that are not covered as much. They have an entire playlist for both the early muslim caliphates and the ottoman empire.
      Many important histories are buried under the over-analyzation over why rome had some kind of shin-guards instead of digging for these other great nations.
      I hope that more channels like kings and generals spring up to change this.

    • @rawrager
      @rawrager Před rokem +1

      Rome made the right decision.

    • @Rudol_Zeppili
      @Rudol_Zeppili Před rokem +3

      @@rawrager and so did the germans and ottomans

    • @pedrochanganaqui1623
      @pedrochanganaqui1623 Před rokem +1

      @@Rudol_Zeppili Hannibal Barca too...

    • @Mentorship4A
      @Mentorship4A Před rokem +1

      The Phoenicians and Carthaginians Paved the way for ancient western civilization (Greeks and Romans) to flourish. An absolutely underrated ancient civilization.

  • @mrpopo-sf3ke
    @mrpopo-sf3ke Před rokem +84

    When I was a kid I was fascinated of carthago's history. It inspired me more than any other historical topic

    • @thelegendaryarrox5559
      @thelegendaryarrox5559 Před rokem +5

      I still am, still feels very elusive and mysterious.

    • @hannibalbarca8411
      @hannibalbarca8411 Před rokem +8

      @@thelegendaryarrox5559 let's hope we found some carthaginian library hidden somewhere in the ground .. cuz carthaginians were under siege for 3 years it's possible that they have hidden some books

    • @rawrager
      @rawrager Před rokem +1

      Rome made the right decision.

    • @zeem2524
      @zeem2524 Před rokem +1

      @@hannibalbarca8411 yesssss!

  • @Artwolf007
    @Artwolf007 Před rokem +278

    The amount of expeditions the Phoenicians did almost makes you wonder how much of the world they would've explored and discovered if they had won against Rome during the 2 Punic wars

    • @talyn3932
      @talyn3932 Před rokem +65

      I think that by this point the Phoenecians were on the decline. Carthage seems to have solidified itself as it's own entity and was more concerned with hegemony than trade and exploration. In all, if Carthage won I feel we would have had Rome 2.0 with punic replacing latin in most things.

    • @christianweibrecht6555
      @christianweibrecht6555 Před rokem +8

      I imagine around the year 1000 their explorers would reach the Americas then establish trade districts like the Europeans did in China and Japan

    • @Artwolf007
      @Artwolf007 Před rokem +16

      @@talyn3932 them losing was definitely due to their inability to adapt as quickly as the Romans had. In an alternative scenario, reforms might've been carried out that mitigated that lack of speed, probably through trying to find new lands to settle and resources to trade with.
      I imagine they might've thought since China and the Indian states existed, there had to be other unknown lands/powers they could explore and that would motivate them to develop as quickly as Rome had.

    • @talyn3932
      @talyn3932 Před rokem +22

      @@Artwolf007 Rome didn't develop that quickly though. It took centuries to build up. It may have been that Rome was more adaptable in the conflict... but not overall. Rome had very long periods of stagnation with intermittent bursts of progress.

    • @jesusrodriguez-cu9jh
      @jesusrodriguez-cu9jh Před rokem +31

      @@Artwolf007 them loosing was due to Hannibal’s enemies in the Carthaginian senate , literally did everything but send Hannibal reinforcements to deliver the final blow

  • @alexanderscherer4537
    @alexanderscherer4537 Před rokem +78

    Absolutely LOVE the new map graphics. It's impossible to tell history without good maps and the way you've shown it this time is exceptional!

    • @wingman4717
      @wingman4717 Před 4 měsíci

      The maps are huge for a better understanding.

  • @mikemodugno5879
    @mikemodugno5879 Před rokem +213

    Excellent job. My 11 year old brother was just about to learn about the foundation of Carthage in school. Both he and I were very excited to see this video. Keep covering ancient history please. By the way, I loved the new animation.

  • @Anenome5
    @Anenome5 Před rokem +23

    You're better than any cable history channel I've ever seen. Keep it up.

  • @robbabcock_
    @robbabcock_ Před rokem +72

    Wonderful video! We normally only hear of Carthage in the context of its epic struggles against Rome. It's fascinating to learn more of the early days of the city state.

    • @chebeb9333
      @chebeb9333 Před rokem

      Rome copied everything from Carthage empire

    • @arthurreede4478
      @arthurreede4478 Před rokem

      @@chebeb9333 Everything :') you cearly forget the Etruscans and Greeks and other minor societies with yet big influences

  • @jozo6450
    @jozo6450 Před rokem +348

    I actually come from a village close to Byblos (Lebanon), I was waiting for quite a while for K&G to cover the Phoenicians, it is interesting to mention that Byblos was probably the first city where alphabet was created (discovered), which laid the foundation for the Roman alphabet layer on in history. Kinda sad how much we regressed as a civilization, hopefully one day the area will be prosperous as before..

    • @jtgd
      @jtgd Před rokem +117

      @@R3LAX94 i like how you assume their ethnicity and knowledge.
      How do you know if they’re not both arab and semitic in ethnicity? There’s been over 1000 years of potential admixture between the ethnicities.
      He speaks of modern Lebanon, which territorially is where Phoenicians were.
      But keep making yourself look foolish with your massive assumptions! Im sure you make yourself appear intelligent in your head. Would be even more funny if he was literally Semitic, since he never mentioned ethnicities, or which one he was. He merely mentioned being near an ancient city, and for all you know, he could have ancestors in the region since antiquity

    • @z.a.1586
      @z.a.1586 Před rokem +86

      @@R3LAX94 semites are not only jews Mr. genius.

    • @number1kenyan
      @number1kenyan Před rokem

      @@R3LAX94 you dum dum, Arabs are semites

    • @natos2334
      @natos2334 Před rokem

      @@R3LAX94 lol arabs are semites…

    • @natos2334
      @natos2334 Před rokem +32

      @@Stephan1988 false… Arabs progressed unparalleled, only after their abrahamic religion… from unlettered bedouins to learned empires stretching 3 continents and stayed like that until colonialism…

  • @djstona5284
    @djstona5284 Před rokem +82

    Really glad you made this. A lot of people tend to forget about cartage when they talk about the mediterranian

    • @xXxMonkeyBoomxXx
      @xXxMonkeyBoomxXx Před rokem +8

      I love Rome beyond my life but sometimes when i really think about Carthage and how different world would be, was it for Carthage winning Punic wars, it makes me wonder :)

    • @rawrager
      @rawrager Před rokem +2

      Rome made the right decision.

    • @djstona5284
      @djstona5284 Před rokem

      @@rawrager What's that salting all the land so nothing would grow for generations. XD

    • @Forlfir
      @Forlfir Před rokem

      It's because the current country that occupies the same territory is meh

  • @ancientsitesgirl
    @ancientsitesgirl Před rokem +34

    Great! Phoenicians at last!✌❤

  • @westsideisdabest7825
    @westsideisdabest7825 Před rokem +15

    This channel never ceases to amaze. Carthage never gets the attention Rome gets so I was hooked from start to finish. Can't wait for the rest of the series.

  • @tandord491
    @tandord491 Před rokem +8

    I'm Costa Rican, and I live in the oldest city in the country named "Cartago" wich has the same in latin as Carthage, the city was found by Juan Vazquez de Coronado. The people that started the first european settlement came from Cadiz, a city in Spain that was first founded by the phoenicians from Tyre. No wonder they named this City "Cartago". I just made that connection, thanks to this documentary! Thank you very much!!!

  • @GrandeSalvatore96
    @GrandeSalvatore96 Před rokem +13

    Omg there’s never enough Carthage content in this world! Thank you 😭

  • @calebgould1567
    @calebgould1567 Před rokem +7

    I could not be more excited that there is a possibility for an actual Carthage series.
    Please Kings and Generals, be as amazing as you always are and do them justice.

  • @ferestriki2281
    @ferestriki2281 Před rokem +7

    it's truly incredible to see what i've always been tought in school about how carthage started, being a descendent of the carthagians (Tunisian), and the fact that Lebanese people and Tunisians till this day have a lot of similarities and they are seen quite unique among other arab countries make a lot of sens now !!

  • @somestormcloakwithanarrowo4671

    Long have I been waiting for Carthage, thou hath my gratitude for this upload.

  • @AboGalyun
    @AboGalyun Před rokem +30

    My village near Akko was used for bargaining by king Solomon to buy cedar wood from Tyre as written in the old testament

    • @jasonbelstone3427
      @jasonbelstone3427 Před rokem +3

      You, in heaven: I feel used. Wh-what were we to you?
      King Solomon: (warmly smiles... lays his hands on your shoulder) You were... a great bargain.

    • @justtostudylol5711
      @justtostudylol5711 Před měsícem

      Old testament is corrupted

  • @Argacyan
    @Argacyan Před rokem +186

    Since the Canaanite name of "Sur" was mentioned for Tyre and "Qart Hadasht" for Carthage I think it would have been cool & consistent to provide other known Canaanite city & colony names as well on the map (at minimum in brackets anyhow). I've spent some time looking into it and there are a lot of names we know or can reasonably assess, that however never appear in popculture with Roman and Greek exonyms standing in (and sometimes being mistaken for) their names.

    • @bongeye7036
      @bongeye7036 Před rokem +1

      Pop culture??

    • @jameswilliams3241
      @jameswilliams3241 Před rokem +9

      @@bongeye7036 yes ,as in popular culture not the latest tik tok trend or summer song,you know the original meaning of the expression.

    • @weirdofromhalo
      @weirdofromhalo Před rokem +7

      Qart Hadasht and Carthage are the same name. Carthago is the Latin way to pronounce Qart Hadasht.

    • @user-Bn8hG6gftrsh
      @user-Bn8hG6gftrsh Před rokem +20

      QART in phonecian language , qaryat in arabic or hebrew = village . HADASHT in phonecian, arabic = haditha and it means NEW. carthage means in modern language NEW CITY.

    • @resentfuldragon
      @resentfuldragon Před rokem

      @@user-Bn8hG6gftrsh perhaps their language had semetic influences then due to their location being next to semetic countries.
      I mean they even lived next to Soloman (peace be upon him) the king of Israel, it makes sense their language was similar in some ways to arabic and hebrew.

  • @alexanderlehigh
    @alexanderlehigh Před rokem +6

    The evolution of animation in these documentaries is absolutely immaculate.

  • @rilesyesman1241
    @rilesyesman1241 Před rokem +10

    I love your guys content! Thank you for this awesome channel!

  • @johanalitalo8331
    @johanalitalo8331 Před rokem +16

    It nice to see other ancient cultures in this channels. If possible, it woud be nice to see videos of the Mycenaeans of Greece or the creetans.

  • @gregorycesarbessa6036
    @gregorycesarbessa6036 Před rokem +10

    Simply awesome!

  • @Monopoly907
    @Monopoly907 Před rokem +11

    Can we take a moment to appreciate the massively improved animation?

  • @alexaurelian8024
    @alexaurelian8024 Před rokem +14

    "A dominant power in the region" that's nearly an understatement lol. I always disliked how people know so much about Rome but little of Carthage who were there equal for so long.

    • @Old_Harry7
      @Old_Harry7 Před rokem

      Carthage held some colonies in Catalogna, Sicily, Sardinia and costal Magreb but it wasn't by any mean a structured dominium therefore it can't be compared to the Roman Republic.

  • @danielaaron81
    @danielaaron81 Před rokem +2

    Absolutely love this region and it's inhabitants, as well as this era in history. Your videos are second to none. Thank you. Keep 'em coming!

  • @HungryOwl287
    @HungryOwl287 Před rokem +4

    I love Carthage. Hope more videos are on the way! Love you guys.

  • @deanrinnan
    @deanrinnan Před rokem +18

    I absolutely adore this episode but if I’m not mistaken you guys made a video about to Bosporan Kingdom of Greek Colonists. I was hoping you would continue that series before delving into Phoenician colonies. Is there any chance you’ll make a video about the founding history culture and civilization of Syracuse, Massalia, Cyrene or the Ionian Coast?

  • @paulceglinski3087
    @paulceglinski3087 Před rokem +2

    Excellent video again K & G. Little known topics need a bright light and K&G delivers. Outstanding. Always makes my day when a new vid rings the bell button. Thanks again. Cheers.

  • @Vandai2000
    @Vandai2000 Před rokem +1

    Brilliant as always. Thank you for this great documentary. Keep it up!

  • @kadeneal3361
    @kadeneal3361 Před rokem +10

    I would love a video focusing specifically on the bronze age collapse. It's causes and it's effects.

  • @menaseven9093
    @menaseven9093 Před rokem +4

    Awesome video, I enjoy learning the different names of Phoenicia, which are Canaan, Kanem, Ponim, Phoenicies and Poeni .

  • @diacles4702
    @diacles4702 Před rokem +1

    About time you guys made a video on Carthage!

  • @TONYTAKER100
    @TONYTAKER100 Před rokem +2

    Great story as always. Best narrator on YT!

  • @tensorflow5777
    @tensorflow5777 Před rokem +5

    Please do cover theories behind the Bronze Age Collapse. This was absolutely incredible video!

  • @hadirmaamouri4204
    @hadirmaamouri4204 Před rokem +22

    As a Tunisian, I love the amount of details you worked on in this video .. I have learned so much already..we're surrounded by monuments left by Carthage ..there's an entire city in the north west of Tunisia where the ruins still stand .. and the second biggest colosseum in the world is in Tunisia..Bardo museum in the capital holds one of the largest collections of roman mosaics in the world ..All of that rich history fascinates me

    • @abedbbb7083
      @abedbbb7083 Před rokem +2

      There are little remains of Punic era most of Carthage remains are from the Roman era unfortunately because Rome burned the city after the third Punic war and then rebuild it as a Roman city

    • @YuddhaVeera
      @YuddhaVeera Před rokem +1

      @@abedbbb7083 really one of the most tragic events in history

    • @cruise_missile8387
      @cruise_missile8387 Před 6 měsíci +1

      Pfft That's nothing, where I live we have this one building that was built way back in like, 1840 or something.

  • @femia4125
    @femia4125 Před rokem +2

    The history of Carthage was what got me glued to history

  • @huseyincobanoglu531
    @huseyincobanoglu531 Před rokem +1

    Carthage is a topic I've been interested ever since I heard about Hannibal. Looking forward to watching it as soon as I have time. Thank you Kings and Generals Team!

  • @pedlitu
    @pedlitu Před rokem +65

    Being portuguese, i relate to the Phoenicians and Carthaginians and how they essentially expanded and grew an ´empire´ of widespread colonies from a tiny homeland, by non-agressive approach to the local populations and how they eventually kind of colonised them, through seafaring and commercial strategy.
    Since childhood i was amazed, firstly, by Hamilcar and Hannibal´s incredible war campaigns in Sicily, the ´Mercenaries War´, the conquest of Iberia and the jaw-dropping 17-year Hannibal´s campaign in Italy, where he killed over 300.000 roman soldiers in battle and razed near 400 settlements...crossing the Alps with just 26.000 soldiers and 37 war elephants. Still today, i wonder what he would have done with real support from Carthage itself. I advise reading Polybius original transcripts (amazingly well written and detailed). But then i learnt about the incredible scientific and seafaring capabilities of the Phoenicians and Carthaginians and it got me even more interested since they were among the first to colonize my homeland too. Its greatly satisfying to see all these information done in such great videos. Well done!

    • @geordiejones5618
      @geordiejones5618 Před rokem +7

      Hannibal never could have killed enough. The Italian peninsula had the deepest levy pool other than ofc the Han who were a whole level about Italy in terms of potential reserves. His whole strategy failed not bc of Carthage but bc he failed to appreciate the stranglehold Rome had on all of Italy. He thought he could beat them down a bit and their allies would abandon them but only parts of the South did (being only recently conquered). He wasted a whole decade in Italy instead of being valuable in Spain. The only chance Carthage had was to win the First Punic War and they fumbled two clear chances when Rome lost its entire navy. Land in Italy and force terms. Once they lost they never had a chance to break Rome but they could have ended the 2nd war in a much stronger position if Hannibal had changed his main strategy once he saw north/central Italy close its doors to him.

    • @pedlitu
      @pedlitu Před rokem +12

      @@geordiejones5618 After Cannae, Hannibal immediately sent his brother Mago to Carthage, along with large spoils of war including the rings of thousands of fallen roman officials in Cannae, which he layed on the Carthaginian Senate and literally begged them to send reinforcements. Hannibal wanted to end the war and not wander around in open field as you say. He was perfectly aware of the 750.000 manpool at Rome's army disposal. He needed a bigger army to lay siege on Rome and conquer central Italy, and keep control of the newly conquered South. His recent Celtic allied tribes in the North were giving all sorts of troubles to roman forces there, wiping 2 entire legions sent there after Cannae. Carthage sent him none. Hanno, who controlled the Senate, and hated or feared the Barcas, replied "if he is doing so well why does he need more troops". Barcid followers eventually gathered 4.000 numidians and some elephants and shipped them to Italy. Hanno and the Senate instead sent a large army to Iberia to take control of operations from Hannibal's other brother, Hasdrubal, who was actually managing to hold Iberia and its net of iberian allies against the roman forces there. As expected, Iberian tribes held allegiance to the Barcas and all sorts of problems started. Another large forces were sent by Hanno to Sicily, Sardinia and there are accounts of the largest fleet ever assembled of around 500 ships shipwrecking in another botched invasion off the coasts of Corsega. Hannibal indeed resorted to wander around in open field still managing to defeat roman consular armies and trying to swerve italian tribes to his side, which he also achieved, but he had no other option while waiting for serious reinforcements. In a last attempt he even appealed to King Hieronymous of Sicily and King Philip of Macedonia who sided with him but never really sent real help too. A tragic fate, but still one of the greatest military campaigns of all time.

    • @HeAndrRoiz
      @HeAndrRoiz Před rokem +6

      The Portuguese were not non-aggressive though, there's a reason they/we got a terrible reputation throughout Asia at the time

    • @pedlitu
      @pedlitu Před rokem +4

      @@HeAndrRoiz The context here is vs the roman way. Being portuguese yourself, you probably heard how romans conquered Iberia and Lusitania in particular. Specially that one time (among many) where the roman general Galba, promised some 30.000 lusitanians to not attack if they layed down their weapons. What followed was a full genocide including women and children. Then came Viriato's historical campaign but that deserves a full new video i hope. I was comparing our ways compared to the usual full scale invasions/divide and conquer/ genocidal roman ways.
      Even so, the portuguese (and all Christian european nations) "Era dos Descobrimentos" born out of necessity to find alternative commercial routes to the Ottoman empire control of the usual trade routes through the Middle East. Of course we were expecting battles in the Indian ocean once we found the maritimal ways to India and beyond. Our caravels and cannons were far more advanced than the Ottomans and did spectacularly well, leading to the growth eastwards. But again, in context, and even comparing to other european nations we were very 'friendly' conquerors. See Spain conquests in south America for example compared to Brazil. I travel a lot to southeast Asia and i always heard great things about portuguese and how we were the first ones to get there and with trade in mind, including japanese and chinese people. What bad reputation you talking about?

    • @Yusuf-ok5rk
      @Yusuf-ok5rk Před rokem

      @@pedlitu no, pedro. no. you don't get to larp as "peaceful Phoenician". Portuguese were nearly as genocidal and enslaving as other people. now you can enjoy being irrelevant in silence.

  • @mazeppa1231
    @mazeppa1231 Před rokem +4

    This is so amazing, and reminds me of all the research I did with Carthage and Phoenicia's history way back. Very informative and captivating!!
    Also, I'd like to add a little tidbit to the video that Pygmalion also had another name, which was most likely referred to as Pummayaton. And in Sardinia, a victory monument - the Nora Stone - was found there, which inscribed a battle between the Phoenicians and natives of Sardinia, which the Phoenicians under Pummayaton won the battle.
    And that Phoenician Cedar was highly prized among the ancient world, and especially with the Egyptians, because it was most suited for building sturdier ships, unlike the trees found in Egypt which were acacia, which were too brittle for shipbuilding. I also recall reading a letter where Phoenician Cedar was also traded to build the Temple of Solomon (If I remember, I think it was 1,200 portions of Phoenician wood).
    Phoenician history is truly fascinating.

  • @Human-um5mu
    @Human-um5mu Před rokem +1

    absolutely my favourite doco group on youtube!

  • @revinhatol
    @revinhatol Před rokem +1

    A new clasic that deserves loads more recognition!

  • @gnb_2476
    @gnb_2476 Před rokem +27

    Yes, gotta love some Carthaginian content. My favorite faction in OG Rome: Total War. Their origins from Canaan was a nice touch.
    Speaking of Canaan, perhaps in the future a video/series on the Canaanite city-states with topics like their chariot nobility called the Maryannu and the Habiru warbands so prominent in the Amarna letters. Perhaps lead to how modern historians and archeologists view the origin of the Hebrew kingdoms that followed them and compare biblical tradition to something more grounded to what Ancient Israel may have been.

    • @alucard347
      @alucard347 Před rokem +5

      That would be a dope subject.

  • @ZiggyBoon
    @ZiggyBoon Před rokem +4

    Who doesn't love a good docu-video on the founding of Carthage? I sure do.

  • @samuelmargueret9626
    @samuelmargueret9626 Před rokem +1

    As always a perfect video , just an insane quality and well narrated story as always keep Going on yiu have my full support

  • @johnbannon1859
    @johnbannon1859 Před rokem +1

    Well done video!!! I learned a few new things here!

  • @christopherg2347
    @christopherg2347 Před rokem +16

    Qart-Hadasht apparently literally means "New City".
    What we know as "Carthago Nova" was actually called "Qart-Hadasht" as well.
    So, make sure you can tell "New City, Iberia" and "New City, Africa" appart!

    • @tg1982
      @tg1982 Před rokem +4

      And then after you have New City, America. It's all "New Citys" all the way down hehe

    • @christopherg2347
      @christopherg2347 Před rokem +1

      @@tg1982 At least they used "New [existing Cityname]".

  • @TheVakama112
    @TheVakama112 Před rokem +5

    I wanna hear more about these “skyscrapers of Rome”!

  • @thewizard4215
    @thewizard4215 Před rokem +2

    I get those mega laser eyes every time I see Carthagian and Phoencians content. Keep up your bussin work K&G

  • @Poxyquotl
    @Poxyquotl Před rokem +1

    Crazy I had just developed an interest in Carthage and you guys drop a great video.

  • @abcdef27669
    @abcdef27669 Před rokem +6

    Suggestion for the next video: Something about Ammon and Moab, and other older kingdoms located nearby Israel.

  • @cristobalvalladares973
    @cristobalvalladares973 Před rokem +4

    Thank you!!!
    Loved this. This area along with the steppe people have long fascinated me. I am in awe of ancient man's courage. I get nervous on a boat. Imagine the fears and dread of doing so in antiquity. Our schools should teach more of this.

    • @talyn3932
      @talyn3932 Před rokem

      People usually fear what they dont understand. The Phoenecians understood the sea and their trade as well as anyone today. They were at home in it. :)

  • @tyronefrielinghaus3467

    Great, informative video. Also, you've got a perfect voice for such an epic narrative. Thanks.

  • @barrylane1055
    @barrylane1055 Před 4 měsíci

    Excellent presentation. Thank You!!!

  • @Alejojojo6
    @Alejojojo6 Před rokem +8

    Those islands are more likely the islands off the coast of Galicia, in Northwestern Spain (also very rich in tin) rather than the british isles. Most experts believe this is the case. It has been proven that extensive commerce of Tin happened in Galicia at that period.

  • @danielelkin995
    @danielelkin995 Před rokem

    The amount of insight and knowledge you guys must attain to make these awesome vids blows my mind.

  • @Terminator-or6mo
    @Terminator-or6mo Před rokem +1

    I am really excited for this series

  • @animicknath290
    @animicknath290 Před rokem +3

    finally we are talking about the most underrated ancient super power.

  • @Mandems973
    @Mandems973 Před rokem +4

    Fun fact, Tyre in Lebanon is called صور or Soor, just like it's original Phonecian name.

  • @saigovind3006
    @saigovind3006 Před rokem

    You are a time machine taking us back in history and making me feel like I'm watching these things as they took place!

  • @franciscojorgesousaandrade9611

    congratulations for the work and content of the video, I hope there is a continuation of the Greco Punishment Wars, or a series on the Punic Wars, and the development of Carthaginian civilization.

  • @christianweibrecht6555
    @christianweibrecht6555 Před rokem +10

    I think I find Carthage especially fascinating because Venice seems to be the only civilization that is similar to it

    • @bossenes5020
      @bossenes5020 Před rokem +1

      They are not that similar
      They are both mercantile sea focused empires but thats all
      Venice was never a dominant culture or superpower like carthage

    • @jmwilliamsart
      @jmwilliamsart Před rokem +1

      What about N.Y. City, Manhattan is similar to Carthage. People didn’t just come to Carthage to trade but to settle there just like they do in N.Y.C.

    • @bossenes5020
      @bossenes5020 Před rokem +2

      @@jmwilliamsart he talks about the civilization not the city
      As a city not at all
      How the people lived there the architecture the system is very different

    • @jasonbelstone3427
      @jasonbelstone3427 Před rokem

      I have a theory that, while monarchies are the primary and dominant form of government throughout history, Republics were the occult or recurring government. Showing up with regularity in spite of its rarity, and not always clearly recognized.

    • @Old_Harry7
      @Old_Harry7 Před rokem

      @@bossenes5020 neither was Carthage, Carthaginiens dominated the Mediterranean trade and through it spread their levantine culture but never built a dominion.
      Venice did the same in the Adriatic and Aegean sea, nothing more nothing less.

  • @juansanchez5001
    @juansanchez5001 Před rokem +3

    would love to see a series on Hannibal...Ty's for ur hard work thank you.... Just my opinion but I think he's the greatest general to ever lead soldiers into battle.... Winner takes all give me Hannibal....

    • @illerac84
      @illerac84 Před rokem +1

      But when it was winner take all against Scipio....
      Granted Hannibal was screwed over by the political elite in Carthage.

    • @Bullet-Tooth-Tony-
      @Bullet-Tooth-Tony- Před rokem

      @@illerac84 Tactical genius vs Strategic genius

  • @brimfarley
    @brimfarley Před rokem +1

    Love this topic! I want to know more about the civilizations of this era

  • @Uzair_Of_Babylon465
    @Uzair_Of_Babylon465 Před rokem +1

    Fantastic video keep it up your doing amazing job

  • @vitorpereira9515
    @vitorpereira9515 Před rokem +5

    If this was on The History Channel they would probably say that aliens taught the Phoenicians how to navigate lol

  • @khazix6187
    @khazix6187 Před rokem +20

    The Phoenicians were also the ones to introduce grape cultivization to Iberia, an ancient shipwreck was been found in the Mediteranean with small grape plants meant to bring towards new territories

    • @resentfuldragon
      @resentfuldragon Před rokem +3

      it seems like they did so much, I hate how most places would rather cover what kind of way romans would use the bathroom instead of the achievements of other nations.
      The obsession with rome led to modern history studies letting it eclipse everything else unjustly, groups before them like the phoenicians and groups later like the muslims did so much that we need to cover too.
      this channel is great for covering other groups and not just greece, rome, and the enlightenment era europe.

    • @rawrager
      @rawrager Před rokem +2

      @@resentfuldragon Rome made the right decision.

    • @resentfuldragon
      @resentfuldragon Před rokem +1

      @@rawrager in using the bathroom?
      I didn't mention any choices rome made so I don't understand what you mean, unless you mean when they burned carthage.

    • @user-ir2fu4cx6p
      @user-ir2fu4cx6p Před rokem

      @@resentfuldragon TBH Europeans historians or let's say Education history books makers don't want any group/ethnic, beside them (the Roman) to shine or show any sort of supremacy ( advancement ), so if their leaders ( _G. bush_ ) start a war on that region the majority of people will say, these areas aren't civilized anyway why we care .
      Human civilization is a chain everyone had share of it creation, but western leaders don't like the fact this chain was started somewhere else.

    • @resentfuldragon
      @resentfuldragon Před rokem +1

      @@user-ir2fu4cx6p Yeah thats why when the europeans took over muslim nations they targeted their schools first.
      The arabs and persians and north africans are some of the most well accomplished scientists and mathematicians of the entirety of human history.
      My own people, the somalis, were worldwide traders who had connections as far as china and had access to modern weaponry like guns very early on in the 1500s.
      They erase history to artificially inflate their own achievements.
      Many scientific achievements of muslims were stolen by europeans to make it seem like they invented certain things.

  • @DovahKreis
    @DovahKreis Před rokem +1

    So excited, I've been waiting for a series about Carthage and the Punic Wars. The last of the great wars for Rome yet to be covered. 😁

  • @beachboy0505
    @beachboy0505 Před rokem +2

    Excellent video 📹 Excellent history 👏
    Excellent graphics 👌
    Watched it 3×

  • @65stang98
    @65stang98 Před rokem +3

    always thought carthage was kinda looked over just bc rome was the victor and has a "more interesting and entertaining history" than carthage. but boy am i glad to see this video come out

  • @napoleonibonaparte7198
    @napoleonibonaparte7198 Před rokem +5

    Fun fact: the word bible might have its root from the city of Byblos, where papyrus is traded.

  • @learn9366
    @learn9366 Před rokem +1

    I'm Tunisian, so thanks for this

  • @Numba003
    @Numba003 Před rokem +2

    Well, this video wound up being super fascinating! I would be very interested in seeing more videos on the Phoenician city states and the eastern Mediterranean rim in general. Thank you for this one!
    Stay well out there everybody, and God bless you, friends. ✝️ :)

  • @kostas3577
    @kostas3577 Před rokem +3

    I've asked this before but can you do a video on the battle od Toulouse in the Muslim invasions?

  • @MrLanguageFanatic
    @MrLanguageFanatic Před rokem +22

    I like the theory that if Carthage won the Punic wars then Europe would not have been hemogonized into a single empire but remain as separated territories or kingdoms as in the early Dark Ages. This would then have led to continual competition within said entities which may have produced the nation-states that we are familiar with in the 18th and 19th centuries but around 2000 years earlier

    • @theawesomeman9821
      @theawesomeman9821 Před rokem +2

      or much of Europe probably would be part of the Carthagenian Empire for centuries on end.

    • @theawesomeman9821
      @theawesomeman9821 Před rokem +2

      @@darth3911 perhaps. But people evolve their strategies over time with success so who really knows.

    • @rawrager
      @rawrager Před rokem +1

      Rome made the right decision.

    • @maxion5109
      @maxion5109 Před rokem +1

      The Gauls could have created a Celtic empire perhaps if there was a power vacuum left by the removal of Rome

    • @-Blast
      @-Blast Před rokem

      All of world history would be different if the Carthaginians won the punic wars. Not everything has to do with Europe.

  • @theodoroseidler7072
    @theodoroseidler7072 Před rokem

    Very good video as always! Thank you!

  • @msb8792
    @msb8792 Před rokem

    Fantastic video as always!

  • @BOSIE321
    @BOSIE321 Před rokem +6

    If only Carthage had given rise to more men like Hannibal and his father Hamilcar. Their history might have been very different.

    • @illerac84
      @illerac84 Před rokem +1

      The Barca clan was a military minded group in a civilization that was based on trade and wealth, not martial virtue. Merchants and trade were honorable, not so with the Romans. In the game of later imperial power (which the west values BECAUSE Rome won), it was the cultural makeup of Rome that made it so, not because they just had the better men at the time.

    • @BOSIE321
      @BOSIE321 Před rokem

      @@illerac84 I completely agree with you and I suppose It's Carthage's great misfortune that they were up against a superpower so stubborn and aggressive as Rome but Carthage needed more military commanders of the caliber of the Barca clan to defend itself. I'm not so sure their policy of relying on mercenaries was as a bad as modern historians think because you only have to look at how effective the Barca clan was at using them but Carthage needed more top generals to make use of them.

    • @ivandicivan4189
      @ivandicivan4189 Před rokem

      @@illerac84 Carthage was not a trade based empire, in surviving punic texts merchants were mentioned as people with little money while owners of production facilities as people with more money.
      City itself was industrial city whose main source of income was monopoly on iron production they had over North Africa, while rest of their territories were agricultural, same as any other people back then.
      They were definitely very expansionist and imperialistic state which expanded much faster than Roman Republic untill First punic war. Romans were just controling parts of Italy for several hundreds years while Carthage conquered most of western mediteranean.

    • @ivandicivan4189
      @ivandicivan4189 Před rokem

      @@BOSIE321 Their army mostly werent mercenaries, especially of Barcas time, but regular troops from carthaginian held territories in North Africa and Spain, combined with allies and vassals (Numidians and Gauls for example).
      Mercenaries in real sense of the word (paid souldiers of fortune from foreign territories they didn't control) did exist but were very minor part of Barca armies, only some of the Celtiberians and Ligurians come to my mind.
      Carthage using mercenaries was mostly Greek propaganda which romans copied. Using allied and vassal troops in large numbers was common in antiquity, for example half of the Roman army in Punic wars was made from diffferent allies, navy from Greek cities in southern Italy etc.
      Problem is that roman allies were more loyal while Numidians backstabbed Carthage.

    • @illerac84
      @illerac84 Před rokem

      @@ivandicivan4189
      Of course they were. No marital empire hires mercs to fight wars.
      And the Barcas were the ones expanding into Spain. Carthage had its territory, Corsica, Sardinia, and was fighting the Greeks on Sicily.
      Still an impressive area, but the entire Italian Peninsula isn't anything to scoff at either. They launched themselves from that point on.

  • @Liquidsback
    @Liquidsback Před rokem +3

    I'm sorry my translator is broken, the video is the Founding of the New City? What city?

  • @mihajlo961x
    @mihajlo961x Před rokem

    Great video! I want to take a moment to give some massive kudos to your sound person. Not only is it brilliantly engineered, but I also really appreciated the Civ V music from Dido ;-)

  • @user-yw8qk4ho2j
    @user-yw8qk4ho2j Před rokem

    looking forward for future videos regarding such an interesting topic

  • @awesomehpt8938
    @awesomehpt8938 Před rokem +12

    Carthage: yeah we’re gonna have this cool city at the centre of our empire and we’re gonna dominate the Mediterranean.
    Rome: Sorry Cathargo Delenda Est
    Carthage: nooooooo!

  • @weirdo4392
    @weirdo4392 Před rokem +8

    Hot take, here, Hamilcar was a better and more significant military leader than Hannibal, much the same way that I think Philip was a better military leader than Alexander.

    • @caniblmolstr4503
      @caniblmolstr4503 Před rokem +4

      Disagree on both counts....
      Phillip was like Caesar he governed well and was an excellent general as well. Alexander was a pure military genius. If he had not died young he would have spent the latter years putting down one rebellion after the other or fighting one civil war after the next.
      Hannibal on the other hand managed to bring over many Roman allies to his side
      If not for Rome's stubbornness Hannibal might very well have won.
      Picture this: After the battles of Cannae, Trebbia and Trasmene, Rome lost 10% of its population in a matter of months.
      Germany lost only around 4% in ww2 over four years.
      And after these three years Hannibal had killed Romans three times his own army size. But still Romans had a bigger army.
      Though Prussia is often regarded as the army with a state, Rome is the one who should take this totle

    • @weirdo4392
      @weirdo4392 Před rokem +1

      @@caniblmolstr4503 You're welcome to dispute this, of course, that's the fun of it. But I would argue that Philip and Hamilcar were better due to the fact that they laid the fundamental foundations that their successors expanded upon. Pardon me, I worded my original claim incorrectly. There is not a doubt in my mind that the two successors were absolutely more exceptional military leaders, I mean, that's why they're so renowned. But, as I said, they expanded upon strong and significant foundations laid by their predecessors. Hamilcar's campaign into the west, and later Iberia, was the historical juggernaut that Rome opposed, and he governed it fittingly. Iberia was essential to several of Hannibal's military campaigns, most notably the notorious march across the Alps into Italy. Hamilcar also put into place several policies and military requirements, drills, exercises, etc. that made the Carthaginian war machine that Hannibal wielded with exceptional power. Philip created the Phalanx. That's impressive in and of itself. But he also set up a complex and benevolent court and governing hierarchy, the likes of which were essential to Alexander's conquest, as without them, we would see a Caesar or Aurelian-esque situation where an opposing governing body would be actively plotting against him in his absence due to his extensive wars. He also expanded the kingdom significantly, not anywhere near as much as Alexander, but still, it's something noteworthy. So comparatively, I agree, Hannibal and Alexander outclassed their predecessors by means of military genius significantly, but their success was only possible due to the fact that their predecessors had set up the framework for it. My apologies, my comment was misleading ascertaining to the point I was trying to convey.

    • @hannibalb8276
      @hannibalb8276 Před rokem

      UTTER NONSENSE!

  • @roberta.ferrisesq.8938

    I’m a huge history nerd, trial attorney…and I really love and respect your show- esoecythisevaboutvsttateguc Roman victories…keep posting videos you do a great job!!

  • @user-yr4js5zq1k
    @user-yr4js5zq1k Před rokem +1

    Excellent video as always. Like Alexander the great, Pyrrus and Caesar Hannibal and Scipio Africanus deserve their own series

  • @lerneanlion
    @lerneanlion Před rokem +8

    If Etruscan and Carthage actually replaced Rome, I wonder how will that affect history as a whole.

    • @doktorandeus8106
      @doktorandeus8106 Před rokem

      I remember watching a video that hypothesizes that if Carthage dominates, southern Europe will be more Punic in culture but their influence won't move across the Alps, making southern and northern Europe much more different

    • @mohamedsirajeddinemansour
      @mohamedsirajeddinemansour Před rokem

      Pizza would be a Tunisian thing instead of Italian, i guess.

    • @chebeb9333
      @chebeb9333 Před rokem

      @@darth3911 rome copied everything from Carthage don't believe western fake history

  • @brokenbridge6316
    @brokenbridge6316 Před rokem +4

    Glad that you mentioned the woman who had founded Carthage. I know that it's merely a myth. But I think it would be grand if this myth was proven to have some real truth in reality. My compliments to all those who made this video a reality.

  • @ragael1024
    @ragael1024 Před rokem

    exquisite material. thank you for the history lesson.

  • @missawady9693
    @missawady9693 Před rokem

    thank you very much for the amazing video . i am spending hours these days on your cannel .

  • @vitorpereira9515
    @vitorpereira9515 Před rokem +17

    Here in Brazil there is a story that the Phoenicians arrived here in Brazil thousands of years ago. According to some they even left inscriptions on a rock in Rio de Janeiro but that's just a story, but I still find it fascinating.

    • @runningbastards6715
      @runningbastards6715 Před rokem +4

      Phoenicians colonized Iberia, thus indirectly gave birth to the Portuguese who colonized Brazil

    • @robertjohnston8690
      @robertjohnston8690 Před rokem +1

      They believe the Egyptians had trade with South America. When they analysed the hair of one of the Pharos to check their diet they also found substantial amounts of cocaine. The problem was this plant is native to South America only. So what you say about the Phoenicians is probably true.

    • @caniblmolstr4503
      @caniblmolstr4503 Před rokem +1

      @@robertjohnston8690 Egyptian vessels were notoriously bad and Egyptians notorious sailors.... If they did get South American goods it would have to be Phoenicians but even then its unlikely...

    • @BudMasta
      @BudMasta Před rokem +4

      @@caniblmolstr4503 0% chance a small med boat made it 2 days in the ocean off coast lol.

    • @vitorpereira9515
      @vitorpereira9515 Před rokem +1

      @@robertjohnston8690 If the Antikythera mechanism proved me something is that anything is possible. Perhaps the ancient world was more interconnected than we realize.

  • @awesomehpt8938
    @awesomehpt8938 Před rokem +3

    And then Dido had a brief love affair with Aeneas. And then thousands of years later became a popular pop artist.

  • @Old_Harry7
    @Old_Harry7 Před rokem +1

    Hope you guys will also make a video explaining the singular Phoenician religion, it will surely made for an interesting episode.

  • @beefy1986
    @beefy1986 Před rokem +1

    Its a heartfelt and sincere request of mine to the creator(s) of the videos on this channel. Can you please do an entire series on ancient and medieval history of the Middle East. Its so exciting and vibrant and truly a crade of human civilization and development. As a history student with particular interest in the region I would love a full blown series of like 100+ episodes showing every kingdom, every battle and evolution of the region. Thank you.

  • @hasdrubal814
    @hasdrubal814 Před rokem +3

    Roma delenda est !

  • @woodendoor2719
    @woodendoor2719 Před rokem +38

    Well done. I will sacrifice some children in honor of the brilliant man who made this video.

  • @REDALERTBRAZIL
    @REDALERTBRAZIL Před rokem

    Your videos are so inspiring!

  • @collintrytsman3353
    @collintrytsman3353 Před rokem

    excellent as always