A Voyage Through the Mediterranean at the Fall of Carthage

A Voyage Through the Mediterranean at the Fall of Carthage

February 19, 2026 · 33 min · Season 5 · Episode 168

About this episode

The episode explores the Mediterranean region at the time of Rome's victory over Carthage in 146 BC.

What did the Mediterranean look like at the moment of Rome's triumph in 146 BC? Join me as we go on one final trip around the wine-dark sea, checking in with each major region and seeing how they changed as Roman armies triumphed everywhere from Iberia to Anatolia. Patrick launched a brand-new history show! It’s called Past Lives, and every episode explores the life of a real person who lived in the past. Subscribe now: https://bit.ly/PWPLA And don't forget, you can still Get The Verge: Reformation, Renaissance, and Forty Years that Shook the World in hardcopy, ebook, or audiobook (read by Patrick) here: https://bit.ly/PWverge. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

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Host: Patrick Wyman

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Books & works: Past Lives, Get The Verge: Reformation, Renaissance, and Forty Years that Shook the World

Places: Mediterranean, Iberia, Anatolia

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