🚩 Go to bit.ly/thld_cs_historymarche and use code HISTORYMARCHE to save 25% off today. Thanks to Curiosity Stream for sponsoring today’s video. 🚩 After Rome's destruction of Carthage in 146 BC, the Carthaginian libraries were given to the kings of Numidia, but Mago's work was considered too important to lose. It was brought to Rome and Decimus Junius Silanus was commissioned by the Roman Senate to translate it into Latin - but the Punic and Latin versions of the texts were eventually lost. However, it was Cassius Dionysius of Utica, an ancient North African writer on botany and medicinal substances, who became best known for his Greek translation of the great 28-volume treatise on agriculture, written by the Carthaginian Mago...

The general Scipio Ameilianus said "The same shall be the fate Rome some day" when destroying Carthage. Ironically Vandals sacked Rome from Carthage.

As a Tunisian it is always of great interest to me to learn about this ancient civilization from wich few records remain. Thank you very much for your awesome work

Scipio Africanus didn't level the city nor salt the land. Salting is indeed disputed, but the destruction was done by army under the command of Scipio Aemilianus 50 years later.

these videos are literally better than anything being made for tv, while thats not saying much.. these are wonderful! thank you for making them

Carthage is the most underated historical empire. It is sad how many people never learned about it or just forgot it.

"It is no coincidence that the works of Mago escaped alone". This video implies that the Roman's were specifically seeking these works, but during a bloodbathed raze where troops are almost impossible to command (especially since they've been waiting for 3 years outside Carthage's walls for that exact moment), how did they do it? - Was there a specialized detachment that was seeking them during the raze? - Was 1 Roman soldier like "Hey, this looks like useful stuff since I have a farm at home too"?. - Is this just being romanticized and it survived by other means such as copies from libraries in Greece or Egypt?

Dear sirs, as someone wrote before me, specially Lazar Moncilovic, there is a BIG MISTAKE in the introduction of this interesting video. The roman Consul who reduced Carthage to a heap of ruins in the year 146 B.C. was Publius Cornelius Scipio Aemilianus, also known as Scipio Africanus MINOR. Minor must be specified for not confusing him with the winner of the battle of Zama in 212 B.C.. Lazar Moncilovic is also right about salting the ruins of Carthage.

Proud to be a patron 😌😌 Marvelous episode on the Carthaginians. I always wonder how history would be shaped, if Carthaginians were victorious againts Rome.

I'm curious if someone tried to replicate the Carthagian wine making technique, and what results it yielded. They basically used raisins and rehydrated them with unfermented wine. Then followed the normal steps - move into into a different recipient once the fermentation is over, store in cool, dark place. It's so wildly different than what we used today, you cannot help but want to taste it

The history of Carthage is almost as fascinating as the story of Rome.

Even before the end of the 1st century BCE the Romans had built a colony there. The province of Africa was providing grain for Rome. Absolutely cruicial for Octavian to gain control from Lepidus as Anthony had Egypt.

Absolutely loved the breakdown of this video in every aspect.!! Even sown to the details on farming, and the proof of who wrote it and translated it..all these small aspects of history are what shaped our world to this day.!! Absolutely loved it.!! Brilliant work

Something to consider, Egypt supplied the equivalent 4 months of Rome's basic grain dole a year, the rest of Africa, Morocco to Libya supplied the other 8 months. With Sicily and the Po valley supplying significant quantities as well. But some of this grain from all sources would have been sold to more premium or even luxury customers. Or some would be used in that provinces to feed the locals, farmers and livestock

I remember hearing that the Romans salted the earth of Carthage from my Latin teacher back in high school. At the time, I accepted it literally, though I now understand it as apocryphal. It was a powerful way to communicate that Rome would never allow Carthage to rise from the ashes.

Thank you for making video that completely debunks the supposed "mercantile" nature of the Carthaginian state, we need more of videos like this. There are a lots of internet mythis about Carthage, but them being "mercantile state" or ruled by merchants is the most persistent one and needed to be debunked. Great video.

The origin story is so fascinating! I'd watch a series of origin stories of ancient cities/nations!

I would like to hear more about Mago works and Carthaginian agriculture

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Damn man, this might be your best vid yet!

It is no surprise that the great civilizations in history have grown along navigable water ways such as rivers and seas. Think of Carthage, Rome, China, Egypt, India, Spain, France, Great Britain, etc. You tap into a greater mind share by connecting into the efforts of a larger pool of people. Most of internal Africa remains poor because it has no navigable waterways; Their rivers are seasonal and have several water falls which prevent them from being traversed for trade.

Love ancient history. Carthage can be tough to find much on. Margo was new to me. Love the info and added perspective of the importance of farming economically and politically

The fact that I named off a few possibilities in my head before I watched the video and wasnt even close although ive watched every History Marche video is proof how important these videos are

Wow that Mago guy seems to know his stuff. I'm pretty sure he knows what crops are best to plant in Stardew Valley on the first year!

Fantastic content. I love these rare insights into ancient societies that focus on non-warfare/familial drama. Things like mining and agriculture were complex and interesting and set strategies, thank you for focusing on it for this video!

It is great from you to dedicate a whole episode to Mago the father of farming and talk about his fundemental contributions to the might of Carthage. Mago wasn't any less important than Hannibal.

I like your videos before watching it, because I have the confidence that it's going to be good.

I love learning about Carthage not just it's generals but overall history at that!

They had their chance during Hannibal's conquest which lasted 16 years. Their politicians arrogantly missed to seize that opportunity. The ultimate price was total anihilation of Carthage.

I since a "Rise of the Carthaginian Empire" series!!😁 Awesome work as always and I am looking forward to part 18 of The Second Punic War!!

Hannibal is the secret weapon

Extremely good point. Powerful agriculture can make even the hardest hit states/civilizations bounce right back with the right organisation. Awesome video as always!

So good! Thank you! I’d like to visit Tunis some day. I hope things can return to calm & civility soon.

I never took the salting of the earth as literally pouring salt. I always just pictured them flooding saltwater into the agricultural heartland.

Thank you historyMarche .This video is enough to make a grown man cry 😢 😭

This was the best yet

Awesome vid as always, i live in Spanish Carthage and I like to know the history of the great carthage

Thanks man for this great vid, really a masterpiece of history! Farming is the most essential part of our lives...Many people don't recognize it nor value it due to ignorance and misconceptions...Your great details entail eye opening to everyone...

I love this video! I'm a new subscriber after having watched your Hannibal documentary and Aurelian documentary, and it's super high quality, so I'm working my way through the back catalogue! I do have a suggestion for a future topic, if I may be so bold? I find that Historical channels across KZfaq tend to forget about certain areas of the world (no blame, of course; you can't cover everything!) and I have yet to find many videos on Indonesian History, which is just as rich and extensive as European and continental Asian! In particular, the Majapahit Empire is a goldmine of interesting periods, from its rise and dominance over the Indonesian archipelago, to its eventual conflicts with Mongolian China! Just a suggestion for a possibly interesting series that I don't see many other history channels on KZfaq covering, especially with your level of detail and high production. Either way, I'm loving the videos and I'll keep tuning in whenever you drop them! Keep up the good work!

Well done Sir, a fine piece of work.

Excellent! Learned a lot. The vast prosperity and profit of the Carthaginian elites indeed sealed their doom, as they failed to inculcate the spirit of "civitas" that enabled the Romans to mobilize vast citizen armies, and navy, against their mostly mercenary Carthaginian counterparts.

I love this series

Never heard of this topic before. Interesting video.

Thank you for this series 🙏 Every episode is a gift! Thank you

Very interesting i love your carthage videos very overlooked in view of Mediterranean history by rome would love to learn more of carthage as a whole fantastic video

Amazing work as always, throughly enjoyed! Imagine if Carthage won the Punic wars, wonder how the world would have shaped out. I Think that may make a good alternative history novel 🧐🤔. Anyway, Great Job!

Amazing video! More like it please, so interesting learning more niche subjects such as this!

I feel bad for chartage it had a lot of potential

Love this channel, this video and the series about Hannibal. Keep doing what you're doing History Marche!!!! 🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘☄️☄️☄️

As a Tunisian, Carthage was and still my pride 🇹🇳💪🏼

Thank you for a great video! I never knew all this. And...you are right, farming is really important!

Thank you - I am already a subscriber to Curiosity Stream and find it a nice alternative to other services. I always find something informative and interesting.

Great episode, never realized that farming was the backbone of Carthage 🤔

I always forget to like and comment to help the almighty algorithm but I'll try harder. Great video! I watch every single one. The series on Carthage and Hannibal is excellent. It made me start a new Rome 2 total war campaign lol.

Thanks for your dedication!

Awesome, thanks!

Very, very interesting indeed!

Salting of the Carthaginian fields is probably a myth and if was done, was done only symbolically. It would be a big waste of salt and soil. Where would Romans get so much salt? The area became part of Roman Empire later, why would Romans be destroying their future fields?

2000 years later MAGON is the name of the best wine in Tunisia.

That weapon would definitely be Hannibal and his brave Warriors that believed in him. Thanks for the great video guys 👍

Should be worth mentioning that North Africa had a slightly different climate 2000+ years ago

With hindsight, it was the failure of the Carthaginians to defeat the Greeks and conquer Sicily that doomed Carthage. If they could not defeat the Greeks of Sicily and add its resources and manpower to their own, how could Carthage stand up to the much greater population that Rome could call upon.

I sense another hannibal barca video right around the corner.

As a kid that Byrsa hill was a struggle to climb after a long beach day. Learning the history of it almost brought me to tears.

Yaay more Carthage

Carthage had a monopoly on iron manufacturing in Northern Africa that was their source of power not trade or agriculture. Some other punic cities (Utica and Cadiz) were more agricultural. There were three wealthiest social classes in Carthage, priests, owners of production facilities for metal work and warrior nobility (who were more navy).

I came here with basic Carthiginian history and I came out as Carthaginian Wine Maker

Just imagined if the Roman Empire copied the Carthaginian harbor and used it in Italy????? The Carthaginians were ahead in sea trade and exploration.

0:28 Scipio AEMILIANUS**** not Afrcanus

4:46 ox hide analogy 12:47 Cato the elder

Of course an ancient cookbook would be such a valuable object that no empire would destroy that.

and the 5th pillar was Hannibal, even taller than agriculture

Agriculture: the seeds of civilisation.

Very interesting

This was why Cato the Elder said "Carthago Delenda Est", because he visited Carthage early in life and was struck by how quickly their economy recovered. From this he realised that they would always be a major thorn in Rome's side unless destroyed.

i love the videos that focus on these lesser knows 'behind the scenes' type topics of civilization administration and the all the day to day functions that make epic historical events possible. keep at it. (i will say however, that this video was very repetitive. you literally repeated the story of his scrolls being saved and translated three separate times. that would make sense in a long video, but this was just 10 min excluding commercial).

There are few records or ruins of the Carthaginian civilization because the Roman didn’t want anyone to know about them or how they learned many things from them Rome didn’t want carthage to compete with her even in history but we all know that the Carthaginians surpassed the Romans in many fileds but not the military I guess or it’s just destined idk

Nicely informative video

Scipio Africanus died in 183 BCE. Carthage was destroyed in 146 BCE, 37 years after he died. Africanus defeated Hannibal, Carthage was destroyed by a Scipio, but Scipio Aemilianus not the same one who fought Hannibal.

this confusion occurs because they translate the names in English which distorts the Latin: with the original names it is very clear: he was called Scipio Africanus Minor or Numantinus, the first name because he was the grandson of Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus and the second name for having destroyed the Iberian city of Numancia

Always watching your videos and loving your content @HistoryMarche , and thank you for that.. But "Elyssa" (Dido) was just a pure myth. * Quick informations : - Carthage was simply carthagian (carthaginian) and existed way before, not a lebanese colony, and hosted different ethnicities and cultures. - The term "punic" were invened later by greeks , the only pertinent one is carthagian or carthaginian. - Two headed political system (2 kings ruling together, just to make sure to keep the balance of justice) - Unlike Rome (which was created after Carthage), slavery was strictly prohibited in Qart-Hadasht - No evidence of child sacrifice - Trirems design was made by carthaginian navy (Athens adopted the same dynamism and aesthetics later, and became the strongest maritime power in the region after Carthage) - Hanno the navigator was the first to reach northern Europe, southern Africa, and some of the eastern coasts of north America (evidence : coins, pottery and ingravings found there) - Many cities named "Carthage" : in the US, Colombia, Spain and around the world. - Iberians, south Gauls, Spartans, some Germanic / saxons , supported Carthage in the biggest part of the Carthago-Roman wars, trying to find a way out of the new-roman imperial expansionism. - Sicily and Malta were originally carthaginian . - Tanit was the main ancient goddess, + Baal - The constitution of Carthage was the first in history (Aristote recommended it and found that it was more pertinent at that time) - The creation of the purple colour (dye manufacturing, from a type of sea snails) - Carthaginian architecture was unique and special, same as if we think of the beauty of greek or roman style today, but unfortunately cities were razed to the ground so that any trace of a rival disappear. - It is highly believed that the Vatican actually hosts many scrolls and writings that survived the sacking of Carthage.

Another brilliant video, thank you

Almost 2500 years had past, and still the writings of Mago are applied today.

It always makes me sad that Carthage lost the second Punic War; alas I wish they would have won.

This is probably my fav history channel but thats not scipio africanus was in punic war 3 😭

Here in Tunisia we still to this day call the non-irrigated farming method "Ba'ali" (of Baal) in reference to Baal Hammon as to say it is dependant on the deity's grace (who is in control of fertility, rainfall, etc...)

شكرا لك على هذا المحتوى القيم الذي تقدمه

Ah, so the word for stomach in Norwegian, "maga", is derived from Mago! As Mago filled our "maga", so we didn't have to starve:-)

An amazing video as always! But spoilers Tho XD

Thank you for doing these videos, cheers from Tunisia (modern day Carthage)

Mago = Predecessor of Wikipedia-Agriculture, got it.

Phoenicians had created an abjad (consonant syllabus), it was the Greeks who took their system and improved it by adding vowels and created the first truly phonetic alphabet.

Saltiest episode yet

I really like this narrator's voice/tone. I also enjoy the voice of the guy narrating Kings and Generals. it gives off a serious, militaristic, stoic tone.

انا أشاهدك من المغرب أريد ترجمة باللغة العربية🇲🇦

Carthage was not an “Empire”, it was a plutocracy, ruled by the Suffetes, a rough mercantile equivalent of the Roman Senate.

People: *talks about Carthage* Edgy Roman fans: *taking out salt card for the 62490th time*

In an alternate universe, the Carthaginians would have stuck around and maybe we'll all speak Phoenician.

One word HANIBAL. The second most famous semite of the ancient times. Of course after Jesus.

The Romans were an ungrateful lot. The Carthaginians taught them so much. Their alphabets, farming, and seafaring. Yet they had the audacity to call them Barbarians, while they themselves destroyed cities, looted and enslaved left and right. They also enjoyed blood sports. Makes you question really, who were the barbarians.