The Death of Carthage tells the story of the Second and third Punic wars that took place between ancient Rome and Carthage in three parts. The first book, Carthage Must Be Destroyed, covering the second Punic war, is told in the first person by Lucius Tullius Varro, a young Roman of equestrian status who is recruited into the Roman cavalry at the beginning of the war in 218 BC. Lucius serves in Spain under the Consul Publius Cornelius Scipio and his brother, the Proconsul Cneius Cornelius Scipio. Captivus, the second book, is narrated by Lucius's first cousin Enneus, who is recruited to the Roman cavalry under Gaius Flaminius and taken prisoner by Hannibal's general Maharbal after the disastrous Roman defeat at Lake Trasimene in 217 BC. Enneus is transported to Greece and sold as a slave, where he is put to work as a shepherd on a large estate and establishes his life there. The third and final book, The Death of Carthage, is narrated by Enneus's son, Ectorius. As a rare bilingual, Ectorius becomes a translator and serves in the Roman army during the war and witnesses the total destruction of Carthage in the year 146 BC. This historical saga, full of minute details on day-to-day life in ancient times, depicts two great civilizations on the cusp of influencing the world for centuries to come.

The Death of Carthage is a historical fiction novel about the Second and Third Punic Wars between Rome and Carthage. The novel is divided into three parts. Part one tells the story of the Second Punic War from the point of view of Lucius, a Roman cavalryman and boyhood friend of Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus. Lucius serves in Spain and ultimately goes to Africa with Scipio to fight in the Battle of Zama. Part two tells the story of Lucius' Cousin Enneas who is taken prisoner at the Battle of Trasimene and sold as a slave in Greece. Enneas eventually marries a slave girl and has two children, Andromache and Hector. When Rome makes a treaty with Achaea he and his family are repatriated to Rome. Part three tells the story of Hector, AKA Ectorius who becomes a translator and sporadically serves with the Roman Army. On one of these stints he meets the Greek Historian Polybius and they become friends. When Polybius is summoned advise his close friend and student, Scipio Aemilianus, on how to defeat Carthage, he asks Ectorius to come with him. Ectorius witnesses the final destruction of Carthage. From the Kirkus review of The Death of Carthage:Levin's novel blends the history of the Second and Third Punic Wars with a richly detailed peek into ancient Roman culture.In the novel's first of three sections, Levin textures scenes in which young Lucius Tullius Varro prepares for the Second Punic War with details ranging from Roman dress customs to typical wartime psychology. In his training, equestrian-class Lucius befriends the Consul's patrician son, Publius Correlius Scipio. At the recommendation of young Scipio, Lucius is accepted to the Consul's cavalry; his chief regret is that he must leave his newly pregnant wife, Silvia. In war, Lucius records information gathered by Roman scouts. In consideration of the extremes that the enemy would go to extract this information from Lucius were he caught, he's equipped with a flask of poison. When the time comes, however, it's the agile Celtiberian girl Ala who saves Lucius, installing herself as Lucius' mistress-for-life. After situating Ala near his home, he explains her to the heroically levelheaded Silvia. At times, the sweeping conveyance of battle, even as it constitutes a fascinating description of events, eclipses Lucius as a character. In the second section, Lucius's cousin Enneus reports his capture from Consul Flaminius' cavalry and his subsequent 21-year stint as a Greek politician's slave. Before the end of this section, we've witnessed the emancipation of Enneus and his rise to a respectable degree of prosperity. The final section repeats several previous conversations nearly verbatim; while these are shared through the perspective of Enneus's son, Ectorius, his perspective does not seem to meaningfully color them enough to justify their repetition. While it would benefit from further polishing, this novel comprises worthy historical fiction. Naturally, readers already interested in the Roman-Carthaginian wars will find this account gratifying; however, those less steeped in knowledge of the era may also find themselves rapidly engaged owing to the three accessible and riveting narrators.Intricately described, well-plotted historical fiction set in ancient Rome.

Studies the development of the Carthaginian civilization, focusing on the course of its foreign affairs, and the Punic Wars which led to its destruction

The Afterlife in Early Christian Carthage explores how the visionary experiences of early Christian martyrs shaped and informed early Christian ancestor cult and the construction of the cemetery as paradise. Taking the early Christian cemeteries in Carthage as a case study, the volume broadens our understanding of the historical and cultural origins of the early Christian cult of the saints, and highlights the often divergent views about the dead and post-mortem realms expressed by the church fathers, and in graveside ritual and the material culture of the cemetery. This fascinating study is a key resource for students of late antique and early Christian culture.

The first full-scale history of Hannibal's Carthage in decades and "a convincing and enthralling narrative." (The Economist ) Drawing on a wealth of new research, archaeologist, historian, and master storyteller Richard Miles resurrects the civilization that ancient Rome struggled so mightily to expunge. This monumental work charts the entirety of Carthage's history, from its origins among the Phoenician settlements of Lebanon to its apotheosis as a Mediterranean empire whose epic land-and-sea clash with Rome made a legend of Hannibal and shaped the course of Western history. Carthage Must Be Destroyed reintroduces readers to the ancient glory of a lost people and their generations-long struggle against an implacable enemy.