ACBS 160D1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 19: Baal Hammon, Livy, Himera
12 Oct 2016
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Carthage: colony of tyre; a phoenician city, founded in the 8th century bc leading city of western phoenicians before 500 bc - dominated western mediterranean trade in low cost goods and some luxuries. But mainly low cost goods - pottery (think of dollar store) Carthage was essentially a middleman: they traded the goods, but did not produce much. In return, carthage got copper, gold and slaves from west africa. Greek colonization by 550 bc carthage was a colonizing rival. Etruria home of the etruscans allies of carthage in holding back greek expansion, 6th century bc. Sicily and syracuse - battle of himera 480 bc - syracuse vs. carthage (syracuse wins) 480-410 bc (and later): carthaginian expansion inland - modern tunisia - after 410 bc sicily once again a battleground between carthage and syracuse. At second battle of himera (409 bc) (carthage won) carthaginian general. Nevertheless, carthage not all that aggressive: a mercantile empire concerned with protecting trade routes.
