BATTLE OF CARTHAGE - Fall of an Empire and the Rise of Another - Total War Cinematic Experience

DISCLAIMER: This video focuses on an entertainment focused depiction of the Battle of Carthage. While not all historical facts are accurate, the base narrative is represented in this cinematic format. This is my first experience on YouTube, constructive criticism is welcome! «In 147 BCE, the Roman senate sent a new commander, Scipio Aemilianus, with orders to take the city by storm. He defeated the Carthaginian field army and built a mole to block the city’s harbor. The end came in the spring of 146 BCE after the besiegers made a breach in the city walls. The Roman soldiers poured in, only to find that each street had been barricaded and every house fortified. The Romans had to clear the houses one by one. By the eighth day, the last pockets of Carthaginian resistance collapsed. Last to fall was the Temple of Eshmun, where the wife of the Carthaginian commander, Hasdrubal, sacrificed her sons in front of the Romans, then killed herself. Scipio ordered the city to be burned, then demolished.» (Matthews 2017) Further reading: Bagnall, Nigel. 2002. The Punic Wars, 264-146 Bc. Oxford: Osprey. Hoyos, B. D., ed. 2011. A Companion to the Punic Wars. Malden, MA: Wiley-Blackwell. Kiernan, Ben. “The First Genocide: Carthage, 146 BC.” Diogenes 51, no. 3 (August 2004): 27–39. doi:10.1177/0392192104043648. Filmed with Total War: Rome II "Please note this is an unofficial video and is not endorsed by SEGA or the Creative Assembly in any way. For more information on Total War, please visit www.totalwar.com." Subscribe if you enjoyed this! ------------------------------------------- Music provided by No Copyright Music:    / royaltyfree.  . Music used: Raid by Ender Güney Honorable War Epic Orchestral Music by Ender Güney    / ncmepicmusic   'Solemn Choral Piece No. 1' by Steven O'Brien   / choral-prelude-in-eb-major   Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... -------------------------------------------