A Collection of Unimitigated Pedantry

[celedhring]

Thanks for the headsup - was waiting for the Hoplite series to finish before reading it in one go (I'm like that).

[jimmy olsen]

New series on the Carthagians

Raising Carthaginian Armies, Part I: Finding Carthaginians
https://acoup.blog/2026/04/10/collections-raising-carthaginian-armies-part-i-finding-carthaginians/

 Raising Carthaginian Armies, Part II: The African Backbone
https://acoup.blog/2026/04/24/collections-raising-carthaginian-armies-part-ii-the-african-backbone/

[jimmy olsen]

Raising Carthaginian Armies, Part III: Generals, Warlords and Vassals

https://acoup.blog/2026/05/01/collections-raising-carthaginian-armies-part-iii-generals-warlords-and-vassals/

[jimmy olsen]

Raising Carthaginian Armies, Part IV: Allies and Mercenaries
https://acoup.blog/2026/05/08/collections-raising-carthaginian-armies-part-iv-allies-and-mercenaries/

[jimmy olsen]

Last part of the series on the armies of Carthage

How a Carthaginian army fights
https://acoup.blog/2026/05/22/collections-raising-carthaginian-armies-part-v-how-a-carthaginian-army-fights/

[HisMajestyBOB]

For long running series like this on topics I know nothing about, I like to wait until he finishes the series before reading. Otherwise I tend to forget what was covered in earlier parts as the weeks go on.
So, time to start reading the Carthage series. Looks interesting and I've been looking forward to it.

[The Minsky Moment]

New series on the Carthagians

Raising Carthaginian Armies, Part I: Finding Carthaginians
https://acoup.blog/2026/04/10/collections-raising-carthaginian-armies-part-i-finding-carthaginians/

 Raising Carthaginian Armies, Part II: The African Backbone
https://acoup.blog/2026/04/24/collections-raising-carthaginian-armies-part-ii-the-african-backbone/

I'd be more interested on a series that covers Carthaginian society, economy, political structures, religion etc.  But it seems he provided some book suggestions.

Side Note

Although Carthage has an (unfair!) reputation for being a country of "peaceful merchants who tended to avoid wars,"1 

If it had that reputation, it's news to me.  (yes I can see he is quoting a book from the 50s).  It's certainly not something one would get if you were board gamer that cut his teeth on games like Republic of Rome or Hannibal: Rome vs Carthage.

[Syt]

I'd be more interested on a series that covers Carthaginian society, economy, political structures, religion etc.  But it seems he provided some book suggestions.

Isn't the problem that there's precious little remaining archaeological evidence (following re-colonization) and few original sources that were not written by the Romans?

[Syt]

Side note - I noticed that Adrian Goldsworthy has a YouTube channel

[The Minsky Moment]

Isn't the problem that there's precious little remaining archaeological evidence (following re-colonization) and few original sources that were not written by the Romans?

yes that's my understanding.

[jimmy olsen]

Apparently it was proven a few years back that they did sacrifice children. I believe I posted about that in the archeology thread.

[celedhring]

I once sold a horror script where the big bad was an ancient punic goddess. Pity it didn't get made, it was a fun one.

It did involve children sacrifice (well, teens in the story), not that I made a particularly academic approach to it