We're in the year 146 BC, and Carthage has just been sacked, looted and destroyed by the Roman Republic. 50,000 Carthaginians were sold into slavery. The Romans were determined that Carthage would remain in ruins.

The Third Punic War was fought between the years 149 and 146 BC. the last of a series of three wars between Carthage and the Roman Republic. The war was fought entirely in Carthaginian territory in what is now called northern Tunisia.

Hannibal was a Carthaginian general and statesman in charge of the forces of Carthage in their battle against the Roman Republic in the Second Punic War.

Melqart was the tutelary god or "spirit protector" of the Phoenician City State of Tyre and a major deity for the Phoenicians.

This blog breaks down the history behind the color Tyrian Purple, a famous fabric dye, and how the music relates to the history.

A breakdown of the second Carthage album track, Tyre, giving historical context and how that relates to the music being heard.

This blog serves as in introduction to my album "Carthage" and the first track, Dido, the Founder of Carthage.