What was the Secret Weapon of the Carthaginian Empire
Thanks to Curiosity Stream for sponsoring todays video. Go to and use code HISTORYMARCHE to save 25 off today, thats only a year. Push down for more cool stuff 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 28volume treatise on agriculture, written by the Carthaginian Consider supporting my work on Patreon and enjoy adfree videos:
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