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@Polyhistor13
“And thou, Melkor, shalt see that no theme may be played that hath not its uttermost source in me, nor can any alter the music in my despite.”
- Carthage was undoubtedly one of the great ancient civilizations, yet aside from specialists, knowledge about it usually is limited to the Second Punic War or, at most the conflict with Rome as a whole. This thread is concerned with its rise to power before it was brought down.
- Replying to @ashleysboredI'm slightly above 130 lbs as a 5'11" man.
- Replying to @telyhouseIt's crazy how much they aged in between these shots. A testament to how good House was, being run for so long.
- Replying to @0xAlaricWho would've thought being a warrior requires violently killing a bunch of people?
- I have turned 22 today. Fundamentally, I don't like birthdays very much because they remind me of how little I have achieved in my life so far. But at least this time, I can take solace in what I achieved physically, as a little over a year ago, I was 110 lbs; now it's 130.
- Replying to @Polyhistor13Despite its greatness, there is remarkably little source material on Carthaginian history, especially before the Punic wars, which led the renowned scholar Werner Huß to declare there couldn’t be written a history of Cartage but only chapters of it.
- Replying to @Varangian_TagmaThat's why I tend to believe stories like Thomas going to India as a missionary.
- Replying to @eugyppius1I've been thinking about how our enemies (especially the invaders but in large part our own elites too) are significantly less intelligent than we. If we can manage to work together, to even try to implement a strategy we'll have a real shot at winning.
- Replying to @Polyhistor13The Phoenicians were renowned merchants and sailors who dominated Mediterranean trade for an enormous amount of time, including the first half of the first millennium BC. Accordingly, they set up many colonies to strengthen their commercial dominance.
- Replying to @eugyppius1I would have been mad beyond belief if this had happened to me. But thankfully, the peasants in my life know about my curiosity regarding all sorts of exotic stuff and thus wouldn't get rid of objects that interest me.
- Replying to @Polyhistor13The location of the new city had three major advantages: its natural harbour, the proximity to Sicily, and, most importantly, the extremely fertile farmland around it. The soil around the city was so fertile the fields yielded two full harvests per year.
- I finally reached 130 lbs this week. It's more than I've ever weighed before and much more than I ever thought was doable. If you're skinny, you can gain weight, it will just take time.
