Adrian Goldsworthy's The Fall of Carthage: The Punic Wars 265-146 BC, published by Cassell in 2000, is a scholarly military and political history of the three Punic Wars by a historian specialising in Roman military history. Its authority rests on Goldsworthy's direct use of the ancient sources, principally Polybius and Livy, and its standing as a widely used account of the period. It is a historical synthesis for a broad readership as well as specialists, so a claim needing fine source critical detail benefits from checking against the ancient sources it draws on directly.
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AuthorAdrian Goldsworthy
PublisherCassell
Publication Year2000
URLhttps://search.worldcat.org/title/The-fall-of-Carthage-:-the-Punic-Wars-265-146-BC/oclc/59290332
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Adrian Goldsworthy's The Fall of Carthage: The Punic Wars 265-146 BC, published by Cassell in 2000, is a scholarly military history by a widely published historian of ancient Rome, treated at the top tier. NotesScholarly history of the Punic Wars and the fall of Carthage, 265 to 146 BC.
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- Sources, 9 claims: 8 well-attested, 1 holds.
- Open Questions, 8 claims: 6 well-attested, 1 connected, 1 general references.
- Wars & Conflicts, 7 claims: 5 well-attested, 1 holds, 1 general references.
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