Many people know the rich and legendary history of Greece. However, who knew that the ancient Greeks originated from numerous tribes?

Step back in time at these ancient cities and forgotten kingdoms that have stood the test of time. From Ethiopia to Cambodia, ...

Trace the epic rivalry between Carthage and Rome through all three Punic Wars (264–146 BC), and discover why Rome ultimately emerged victorious. From Hannibal’s brilliant campaigns to Carthage ...

Carthaginians were known as “Punic people” to the Romans, and the two civilizations clashed in the Punic Wars —during which the Carthaginian general Hannibal famously crossed the Alps.

Then came the rivalry with Rome and the three Punic Wars, which ended in 146 B.C. after a brutal siege as the Romans razed Carthage, destroyed its libraries and, tradition says, sowed its ground ...

Punic Necropolis of Puig des Molins on the island of Ibiza. The new ancient DNA study sequenced human remains from this and other important Phoenician-Punic archaeological sites.

Individuals with North African ancestry lived next to and intermingled with a majority of people of mainly Sicilian-Aegean ancestry in all sampled Punic sites, including Carthage.

These culturally Phoenician communities associated with or ruled by Carthage became known as “Punic” by the Romans. The Carthaginian empire left its mark in history, particularly well-known for the ...

Ancient DNA analysis challenges our understanding of the ancient Phoenician-Punic civilization. An international team of researchers analyzing genome-wide data from 210 ancient individuals has ...

Whether the Punic settlers kept themselves apart for reasons of snobbery, prejudice or something else remains mysterious. Carthage’s end was brutal.