Ancient Carthage: Lords of the Sea (TRIH eps 421-424)
814 BCE–264 BCE · Resource
“An aristocratic republic, secret and well-ordered, where individuals are subject to the harsh laws of the austere and disciplined rich…” The mysterious, wealthy and glamorous city of Carthage flourished between the ninth and second centuries BC, becoming one of the greatest naval and mercantile powers in the world.
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Around 814 BCE
- Homer's Iliad and Odyssey (750 BCE)
- Founding of Rome (traditional) (753 BCE)
- Upanishads composed (800 BCE)
- Founding of Carthage (814 BCE)
- Neo-Assyrian Empire (911 BCE)
- Homer (800 BCE)
- Greek alphabet developed (800 BCE)
- Spring and Autumn period (771 BCE)
- Rise of the polis (750 BCE)
- The prophet Elijah (900 BCE)