The city of Carthage, founded approximately 800 BC, was one of the greatest cities of antiquity. His army, which faced the troops of Rome, had important generals such as Hamilcar Barca and Hannibal.
Carthaginian Civilization
The city of Carthage, founded approximately 800 BC, was one of the greatest cities of antiquity. His army, which faced the troops of Rome, had important generals such as Hamilcar Barca and Hannibal.
Carthaginian Civilization
A Carthaginian general, son of Hamilcar Barca, whose march on Rome from Hispania and across the Alps between 218 and 217 BC remains one of the greatest exploits in military history. At the age of nine, he accompanied his father on the Carthaginian expedition to conquer Hispania. He succeeded Hasdr
Athens was formally founded around 800 by the synoecism of several villages, partially preserved by the invasion of the Dorians. The plural of the word Athens, according to Thucydides, is a trace of the ancient villages that merged to found the city. The site was chosen for the natural fortress rep
The imperial symbolism The imperial coronation, a unique event in the history of France represented in the painting by Jacques-Louis David, Le Sacre de Napoléon, is heavily loaded with symbols. The transition from Republic to Empire necessitates the creation of Imperial coats of arms, as well as th
This Empire then extends over 13 million square kilometers, it governs 112 million inhabitants, including 42 million in the metropolis, it flies the French flag in the five parts of the world, it is the second colonial empire of the time. Thus are achieved the France of 100 million inhabitants advoc