In the spring of 146 BC, flames consumed the great city of Carthage. Once the richest port in the ancient world, Carthage stood for centuries as Rome’s only equal — a maritime power built on trade, science, and diplomacy. But prosperity made it dangerous. What followed was not conquest, but extermination. Rome besieged the city for three years, starved its people, burned its temples, and enslaved its survivors. Then it buried the truth beneath propaganda that painted Carthage as barbaric and ...
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In the spring of 146 BC, flames consumed the great city of Carthage. Once the richest port in the ancient world, Carthage stood for centuries as Rome’s only equal — a maritime power built on trade, science, and diplomacy. But prosperity made it dangerous. What followed was not conquest, but extermination. Rome besieged the city for three years, starved its people, burned its temples, and enslaved its survivors. Then it buried the truth beneath propaganda that painted Carthage as barbaric and ...
The Rainbow Warrior Bombing – When Allies Turned Enemies
History Declassified
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The Rainbow Warrior Bombing – When Allies Turned Enemies
In 1985, French intelligence agents bombed Greenpeace’s flagship vessel, the Rainbow Warrior, while it was docked in New Zealand — killing a crew member and sparking an international scandal. The mission, codenamed Opération Satanique, was designed to silence anti-nuclear protests in the Pacific. Instead, it exposed a covert act of state sabotage by a Western ally. This episode unpacks the planning, the cover-up, and the global fallout that followed — revealing how far governments will go to ...
History Declassified
In the spring of 146 BC, flames consumed the great city of Carthage. Once the richest port in the ancient world, Carthage stood for centuries as Rome’s only equal — a maritime power built on trade, science, and diplomacy. But prosperity made it dangerous. What followed was not conquest, but extermination. Rome besieged the city for three years, starved its people, burned its temples, and enslaved its survivors. Then it buried the truth beneath propaganda that painted Carthage as barbaric and ...
