caldrail Posted November 14, 2022 Report Share Posted November 14, 2022 Came across this video. An interesting speculation, one I'm a little dubious about, but you never know... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guy Posted November 16, 2022 Report Share Posted November 16, 2022 (edited) I saw the video and I'm a skeptic. That said, I sometimes wonder why the Carthaginian Empire collapsed so totally and disappeared from history after the Roman conquest of the city in 146 BCE. I can only attribute it to two factors. First, the Carthaginian Empire was so centralized that the capture of the capital city meant the end of their civilization, Second, the Carthaginian Empire was based more on political alliances than a true extensive and integrated empire like Rome. Rome survived three sacks (Gauls 387 BCE, Visigoths AD 410, and Vandals AD 455) before its collapse in AD 476. Even after "the fall of Rome," the legacy of Rome survives to this day. The fall of Carthage would be similar to the fall of the Aztec Empire: Capture of the capital city was the end of the empire. Edited November 16, 2022 by guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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