Rome’s extraordinary history continues to shape modern civilization, from its innovative laws and architectural marvels to ...

Napoleon is relatively unusual in western history for aligning himself with the brutal Hannibal – not Hannibal’s Roman enemy, Scipio Africanus. The Frenchman’s interest in the Carthaginian ...

Adrian Goldsworthy reviews Richard Miles's "Carthage Must be Destroyed: The Rise and Fall of an Ancient Civilization." ...

THE ROMAN EMPIRE became known for its "cruelty" in warfare following general Scipio Africanus' decimation of a Carthaginian city.

In 146 BC, as the Romans conquered the vast Carthaginian Empire in North Africa, thousands of people fled their homeland. Now, science is suggesting some may have taken refuge thousands of miles ...

The Carthaginian empire left its mark in history, particularly well-known for the three large-scale "Punic Wars" with the rising Roman Republic, including the Carthaginian general Hannibal's ...

Menorca was conquered by the Carthaginian Empire in 252 BC. After Carthage was defeated by Rome in the three Punic Wars, fought between 264 and 146BC, the island fell into the hands of pirates.

Before Rome there was Carthage - an empire stretching across the top of North Africa and into Spain.

A decisive defeat at the Battle of Zama in 201BC which ended the Second Punic War dealt a heavy blow to Carthage, whose empire was shattered, and to Hannibal, who fell in standing.

A study of Roman coins has shown how the defeat of Hannibal and the Carthaginian empire led to coinage spreading across the Roman Empire from silver mines in Spain.

The remains of a sunken warship recently found in the Mediterranean Sea may confirm the site of a major ancient battle in which Rome trounced Carthage.