Book Review: Carthage Must be Destroyed

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The Wall Street Journal has just published a review of Richard Miles's book Carthage must be destroyed. The book examines the rise and fall of Carthage as a Mediterranean civilization: "Richard Miles draws a very good picture of the peaceful interaction through trade between the Carthaginians and Greeks, and later the Carthaginians and Romans." You can read the entire review on the WSJ website.
Posted by Jan van der Crabben on July 23, 2011, 10:06.

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