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Carthage : A New History by Eve MacDonald (2026, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherNorton & Company, Incorporated, w. w.
ISBN-101324123273
ISBN-139781324123279
eBay Product ID (ePID)4079100575
Product Key Features
Book TitleCarthage : a New History
Number of Pages368 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicAncient / General, Ancient / Rome, Africa / North
GenreHistory
AuthorEve Macdonald
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.6 in
Item Weight20 oz
Item Length9.2 in
Item Width5.9 in
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Publication Year2026
Intended AudienceTrade
ReviewsDeploying the latest archaeological discoveries with deep and revealing research, Eve MacDonald's?Carthage?shines welcome new light on the ancient origins and trajectory of the mysterious North African empire that challenged Rome's power in the Mediterranean., Admirably lucid. . . . [Eve MacDonald] has the merit of brevity and a no-nonsense command of her material., This is a book full of memorable insights. It is an important and much-needed reorientation of the 'familiar' ancient historical narrative. Eve MacDonald persuasively demonstrates how North Africa was once a central node of civilization, that the city of Carthage was a sophisticated political powerhouse, and that there was nothing inevitable about the supremacy of Rome while the Carthaginians were around. This is not only history reclaimed; this is history at its best., It is often said, for good reason, that the winners write history--and for too long, the story of Carthage has been told by its conquerors. The Romans who burned the city of Carthage to the ground in 146 BCE have been the guardians of its story for centuries: but Eve MacDonald's important new book puts Carthage, at last, at the center of its own tale. The narrative that emerges is both deeply researched history, eking details out of archaeology, linguistics and DNA alongside ancient historiography, and, at the same time, epic in its sweep--and a long-awaited riposte to Rome's monopoly on the history of its conquests., The raving Dido, Hannibal's elephants, and Sophonisba drinking the poisoned cup which is her wedding gift: these episodes are just the start of Eve Macdonald's epic history of Carthage. In between, she gives us stories of derring-do on the oceans, vast sea battles with fleets of more than three-hundred ships, war trumpets, flaming javelins, whole populations enslaved, and the most thorough examination possible of Carthaginian society, politics, and government. More than two millennia after its destruction, Carthage now has its Iliad., Eve MacDonald's important new book puts Carthage, at last, at the center of its own tale. The narrative that emerges is both deeply researched history . . . and, at the same time, epic in its sweep--and a long-awaited riposte to Rome's monopoly on the history of its conquests., Deploying the latest archaeological discoveries with deep and revealing research, Eve MacDonald's Carthage shines welcome new light on the ancient origins and trajectory of the mysterious North African empire that challenged Rome's power in the Mediterranean., An important and much-needed reorientation of the 'familiar' ancient historical narrative. Eve MacDonald persuasively demonstrates how North Africa was once a central node of civilization . . . and that there was nothing inevitable about the supremacy of Rome while the Carthaginians were around. This is not only history reclaimed; this is history at its best., Deploying the latest archaeological discoveries with deep and revealing research, Eve MacDonald's Carthage shines welcome new light on the ancient origins and trajectory of the mysterious North African empire that challenged Rome's power in the Mediterranean, Not so much revisionist as expansionist. . . . [Eve MacDonald] succeeds in creating a thickly layered portrait. . . . Enjoyable and readily digestible.
Synopsis"Epic. . . . More than two millennia after its destruction, Carthage now has its?Iliad." ?Martyn Rady, author of The Habsburgs A landmark new history of ancient Rome's most famous rival--home of Hannibal, jewel of North Africa, and foundational power of the western Mediterranean., "Epic. . . . More than two millennia after its destruction, Carthage now has its? Iliad ." ?Martyn Rady, author of The Habsburgs A landmark new history of ancient Rome's most famous rival--home of Hannibal, jewel of North Africa, and foundational power of the western Mediterranean. For six hundred years, the city of Carthage dominated the western Mediterranean. Founded in the ninth century BCE as a small colonial outpost, by the third, it had grown into the area's largest, richest empire. When, inevitably, it clashed with Rome for supremacy over the region, the conflict spanned over one century, three wars, and forty-three years of active fighting. After Carthage fell at last, the city was razed, and the tale of its defeat became a mere foundation stone in Rome's legend. But in this landmark new history--the first in over a decade--rising-star ancient historian Eve MacDonald restores the story of Carthage and its people to its rightful place in the history of the ancient world, reclaiming a lost culture long overshadowed by Roman mythmaking. Drawing on brand-new archaeological analysis to uncover the history behind the legend, MacDonald takes readers on a journey from the Phoenician Levant of the early Iron Age to the Atlantic and all along the shores of Africa. She reveals ancient Carthage as a cosmopolitan city not only of extraordinary wealth and brave warriors, but also of staggering beauty and technological sophistication. Home to Hannibal and Dido, to war elephants and vast fleets, at its height Carthage commanded one of the ancient world's greatest navies and controlled territory spanning the coast of northwestern Africa to modern-day Spain, Sardinia, Sicily, and beyond. In gripping narrative, MacDonald shows how and why the Romans came to so fear Carthage, as one of the few rivals ever to inflict multiple defeats upon them--and what the world lost when it was finally gone. Reclaimed from the Romans, Carthage is a dramatic tale from the other side of history--revealing that, without? Carthage , there would be no Rome, and no modern world as we know it., "Epic...More than two millennia after its destruction, Carthage now has its Iliad ." --Martyn Rady, author of The Habsburgs A landmark new history of ancient Rome's most famous rival--home of Hannibal, jewel of North Africa, and foundational power of the western Mediterranean. For six hundred years, the city of Carthage dominated the western Mediterranean. Founded in the ninth century BCE as a small colonial outpost, by the third, it had grown into the area's largest, richest empire. When, inevitably, it clashed with Rome for supremacy over the region, the conflict spanned over one century, three wars, and forty-three years of active fighting. After Carthage fell at last, the city was razed, and the tale of its defeat became a mere foundation stone in Rome's legend. But in this landmark new history--the first in over a decade--rising-star ancient historian Eve MacDonald restores the story of Carthage and its people to its rightful place in the history of the ancient world, reclaiming a lost culture long overshadowed by Roman mythmaking. Drawing on brand-new archaeological analysis to uncover the history behind the legend, MacDonald takes readers on a journey from the Phoenician Levant of the early Iron Age to the Atlantic and all along the shores of Africa. She reveals ancient Carthage as a cosmopolitan city not only of extraordinary wealth and brave warriors, but also of staggering beauty and technological sophistication. Home to Hannibal and Dido, to war elephants and vast fleets, at its height Carthage commanded one of the ancient world's greatest navies and controlled territory spanning the coast of northwestern Africa to modern-day Spain, Sardinia, Sicily, and beyond. In gripping narrative, MacDonald shows how and why the Romans came to so fear Carthage, as one of the few rivals ever to inflict multiple defeats upon them--and what the world lost when it was finally gone. Reclaimed from the Romans, Carthage is a dramatic tale from the other side of history--revealing that, without Carthage, there would be no Rome, and no modern world as we know it., For 600 years, the kingdom of Carthage dominated the western Mediterranean, rising from a small city founded in the ninth century BCE to the area's largest, richest empire by the third. Inevitably, it clashed with Rome for supremacy over the region, in a conflict that spanned more than one century, three wars, and forty-three years of active fighting. When at last Carthage fell, the city was destroyed--and the history of the realm was subsumed by its conquerors. In this groundbreaking new history--the first in more than a decade--rising-star ancient historian Eve MacDonald tells the essential story of the lost culture of Carthage and its forgotten people. Using brand-new archaeological analysis to uncover the facts behind the legend, MacDonald puts the story of North Africa once again at the center of Mediterranean history. Reclaimed from the Romans, this is the Carthaginian version of the dramatic tale--revealing to us that, without Carthage, there would be no Rome.
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