The twenty-three year long war with Rome is finally over. Carthage has been defeated and the once wealthy city is depleted of funds. What to do about the mercenaries? They must somehow be paid. The Suffetes decide to appease them by giving them a grand banquet at the property of the immensely wealthy general Hamilcar, […]
Book Review: Salammbo by Gustave Flaubert
Filed Under: Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, Book Review, Carthage Tagged With: Carthage, First Punic War, Gustave Flaubert, Hamilcar Barca, Mercenary War, Salammbo
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