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Chapter 883 Shocking Historical Secret
Chapter 883 Shocking Historical Secret
Seeing this, Wang Yu was a little uneasy. This ethnic group has disappeared for a long time. They are not without descendants, but have merged with other ethnic groups. That is to say, there have been no so-called pure-blooded Phoenicians in the world for a long time. .

The Phoenicians are an ancient nation in human history. Thousands of years ago, they lived concentratedly on the eastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea, that is, in areas such as Syria and Lebanon.

Due to the towering mountains of Lebanon with their backs, agricultural development was very limited, and the Phoenicians had to extend their hands to the Mediterranean Sea to obtain food through the exchange of handicrafts.

In this way, the Phoenicians with excellent business acumen began to rise by relying on maritime trade and colonial rule. The long and narrow merchant ships of the Phoenicians spread across every corner of the Mediterranean coast.

The brave Phoenicians were not satisfied with the status quo. Their merchant ships braved the wind and waves, sailed out of the Strait of Gibraltar, arrived in the Far East and India, bought and exchanged grain, textiles, gems, sugar, and blankets, and arrived at the coast of the Black Sea to obtain gold and silver ore.

In addition, copper and wood from Cyprus, fine wine from Sicily, gold and silver jewelry from the Spaniards, tin mines from Britain and even ivory and black slaves from the African interior.

All resources are gathered in the hands of the Phoenicians, and after being handled, they are traded to various countries and regions.

The Phoenicians made huge profits from it, and the wealth poured into their hands like flowing water. The city-states of the Phoenicians spread all over the Mediterranean coast. The country of Carthage, which is now Tunisia, has gradually gained the right to speak in the Western Mediterranean.

The birth of Carthage was also an accident. At that time, the Phoenicians in the Kingdom of Tyre in Lebanon had a royal family strife. In order to avoid the persecution of her brother, Princess Dido came to the Gulf of Tunis with her slave guards and a large amount of treasure. , paid a sum of money to the local indigenous Berber nomads, and after getting permission, the other party borrowed a piece of cowhide as their shelter.

Afterwards, the wise princess Dido cut a piece of cowhide into strips of filaments, and after connecting the threads together, the city of Carthage was established on a land surrounded by the filaments near the mountains and the sea. The true overlord of the Western Mediterranean Sea.

A series of activities in Carthage, like a rising star in the Mediterranean, attracted the attention of all Mediterranean countries. The huge wealth and fragmented land made the powerful empires on the other side of the Mediterranean envious. The Assyrian Empire, the Kingdom of Babylon, the ancient Greek The ancient Roman Empire squeezed this rich and small country one after another.

About three centuries ago, the ancient Roman Empire rose, coveted the wealth of ancient Carthage, and launched three Punic Wars. The first time Rome narrowly won, ancient Carthage was forced to sign an unequal contract, and the two parties negotiated peace and then recuperated.

Decades later, Hannibal, the famous general of ancient Carthage and one of the four major military strategists in Europe, ignored the warnings of the Roman Empire and crossed the peace line provocatively. After the negotiation failed, the two sides broke out the Second Punic War.

Hannibal led an army of 400, bypassed the Alps, and launched an attack on the Romans by means of a surprise attack. At a small cost of losing 3 men, he killed 1 Roman troops and captured [-].

In the Cornell War that broke out thereafter, Hannibal had [-] infantry and [-] cavalry, against the Roman army's [-] infantry and [-] cavalry. The war lasted only twelve hours, and the Romans lost more than [-] people, while Hannibal lost only [-] cavalry.

A series of outstanding military strategic talents in the Punic War made Hannibal the reputation of the father of Western strategy. He was also called the four major military commanders in European history with Alexander the Great, Caesar the Great, and Napoleon. His outstanding strategic performance during the war The idea is still used by all countries.

On the frontal battlefield of the two sides, Hannibal was unpredictable and had a strange style. The war was profitable again and again, and the Romans were almost subjugated.

The strength of Hannibal indirectly inspired the strategic thinking of the younger generals of the Roman Empire. The Romans sent a small group of troops to harass, trying to drag down Hannibal and weaken his military strength. This series of actions was quite effective. None of the subsequent wars launched by Nibal achieved great results.

The Carthaginian government was afraid that after Hannibal defeated the Roman Empire, he would lead his troops back to subvert the regime, so they foolishly decided in the parliament not to give Hannibal any military assistance.

Carthage has a well-developed business, most of them are merchants and rich peasants, almost no one is willing to join the army, and more than [-]% of the local soldiers are mercenaries, and the low-efficiency subsidies on the frontlines simply cannot pay high military expenses for a long time.

Rear reinforcements did not arrive for a long time, and the morale of the mercenaries began to waver. However, with his outstanding military skills and the policy of supporting war with war, Hannibal still won some offensive victories. Hard support.

After that, the Romans launched a counterattack, formed a powerful ocean fleet, and directly attacked Carthage over Hannibal, intending to destroy the foundation of the Phoenicians. , The class teacher returned to the court to rescue.

The Great Patriotic War intensified, and the scale of victory once tilted towards Carthage, but at this time Hannibal was no longer young, and the gradually aging Hannibal was physically and mentally exhausted, and the army lacked young generals who could stand on their own. There are a series of reasons such as the allies' rebellion.

The battle of Zama failed, and Carthage also questioned the military ability of the old Hannibal, so Carthage surrendered to Rome, which meant the failure of the Second Punic War. In addition to the huge war reparations, Carthage lost All overseas territories were destroyed, and the navy was almost forced to disband completely, which is equivalent to abolishing martial arts.

After the war, the middle-aged Hannibal lost his military power and resolutely entered politics. He showed his political ability no less than his military talent, and a series of measures such as anti-corruption and reform have achieved remarkable results.

Seven years later, the Romans were afraid that the Carthaginians would rise again after their economic recovery, and demanded that the Carthaginian government hand over Hannibal, a confidant, or they would flatten Carthage. Carthage, which was weak in military capabilities, could not refuse. Under the grief and indignation of the hero, he had no choice but to voluntarily propose to be exiled overseas, so that he would never set foot in Carthage again, and the Romans gave up.

Without Hannibal, the confidant, the Romans slept more comfortably. The two sides lived in peace for 50 years, and no war broke out during this period.

(End of this chapter)