Carthage (General)
- Is Dido of Carthage a legendary or historical figure?
- How did the Greeks and Romans view the Carthaginians?
- Basics on Carthage’s culture, people, and history
Carthaginian Religious Practices
Carthage in Late Antiquity
Carthage and the Punic Wars
- The Carthaginian Army (6th-2nd BCE, Part 1)
- The Carthaginian Army (Mercenaries and Cavalry, Part 2)
- The Carthaginian Army (War Elephants/Chariots, Part 3)
- What are our primary sources for the history of Carthage?
- If Hannibal kept the alliegances of (Italian city states) could he take Rome?
- How common were theophoric names in Carthage?
- What were the factors that lead to Rome destroying Carthage?
- What was the fate of Punic civilization following the destruction of Carthage?
- What was the relationship like between Ptolemaic ancient Egypt and the Carthaginian Empire?
- Why didn’t the Carthaginians try to assist Hannibal Barca during the Second Punic War?
- Books
- Exploring the confusion between “Punic” and “African” in Roman Writings
North Africa
- Tlemcen
- Did a Romance language ever develop in North Africa?
- Greek/Near-East Presence in Morocco
- Protohistory of Tunisia
- What do we know about the copper/bronze age of North Africa?
- Numidian Army
- The presence of Greeks in Carthage
Ancient Egypt (Books)
Ancient Egypt (Hellenistic Egypt)
- How did Alexander the Great’s campaigns impact Egypt/Eurasia?
- What roles would native Egyptians have performed in the Ptolemaic military?
- What was the relation like between Ptolemaic Egypt and Rome?
- The Hellenic Ptolemid rulers of Egypt adopted Egyptian practices, how did other kingdoms view that?
- What happened to the Ptolemaic Egyptian bureaucracy once the Romans took over?
- What were some reasons the Ptolemaic dynasty ended?
- Were the trappings of the office of pharoah maintained in any way in Roman Egypt?
- Did the Hellenistic/Ptolemaic Egyptians continue to practice mummification?
- What exactly did Egyptian Pharaohs do? What were their duties and responsibilities?
- What was the religion of Egypt like after Cleopatra and before Christianity?
- Cats held a special place in Egyptian society. What were the views of other cultures on cats?
- Did the Greeks introduce fighting arenas to Egypt in the Ptolemaic era?
- What was marriage like in ancient Egypt?
- Did the Ptolemaic dynasty really try to Hellenize Egypt?
- What was going on in Nubia during Classical Antiquity?
- Was Ptolemy I mummified and if so where are his remains?