{"title":"Carthage — The Great Rival of Rome","description":"\u003cp\u003eCarthage must be destroyed. The Roman senator Cato ended every speech — regardless of subject — with this phrase. That is how serious a threat Carthage was to Rome. Founded by Phoenician colonists from Tyre in 814 BCE, Carthage grew to control the western Mediterranean, North Africa, Sardinia, Corsica, and much of Spain. Under Hannibal Barca, Carthaginian forces crossed the Alps with war elephants and spent fifteen years in Italy, defeating Rome's armies in battle after battle, including Cannae — the most tactically studied defeat in military history. Rome eventually won. They razed Carthage to the ground and salted the earth. Then they borrowed everything Carthage had built.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese signs carry Hannibal's war elephant, the tophet sacred precinct, the Carthaginian naval ram, and the city that made Rome prove itself worthy of survival.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"carthage-the-great-rival-of-rome-heritage-metal-sign","title":"Carthage — The Great Rival of Rome | Heritage Metal Sign","description":"\u003cp\u003eCato ended every speech — regardless of topic — with: Carthage must be destroyed. Under Hannibal, Carthaginian forces crossed the Alps with war elephants and spent fifteen years in Italy defeating Rome's armies, including Cannae — the most tactically studied defeat in military history. Rome eventually won and razed Carthage to the ground. Then borrowed everything Carthage had built. Hannibal's war elephant, the tophet, the naval ram, the city that made Rome prove itself worthy of survival — in aluminum.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003ePremium aluminum · weatherproof · UV-resistant ink · Pre-drilled mounting holes · Ships worldwide\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"AncestralCraft","offers":[{"title":"Small — 12\" × 8\"","offer_id":47230316150955,"sku":"AC-CART129-S","price":34.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Medium — 17\" × 11\"","offer_id":47230317396139,"sku":"AC-CART129-M","price":54.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"Large — 24\" × 16\"","offer_id":47230317428907,"sku":"AC-CART129-L","price":79.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}]}],"url":"https:\/\/ancestralcraft.com\/collections\/carthage-the-great-rival-of-rome.oembed","provider":"Ancestral Craft","version":"1.0","type":"link"}