Fact and Fiction on Carthage and the Punic World

Peter van Dommelen

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ARCH 0530 | MWF 10.00-10.50 | Rhode Island Hall, room 008

Hannibal stands at the gates!

Roman parents would terrify their children with these words. And many others have been haunted by Hannibal Barca: the Carthaginian general still fascinates the European imagination, not least his epic trek over the Alps with three dozen elephants. This course explores fact and fiction about Hannibal and his world, holding up historical and mythical records against hard archaeological evidence

ARCH0530 Spring15 S01 Hannibal ad Portas! Fact and Fiction on Carthage and the Punic World