From: owner-ammf-digest@smoe.org (alt.music.moxy-fruvous digest) To: ammf-digest@smoe.org Subject: alt.music.moxy-fruvous digest V14 #8894 Reply-To: ammf@fruvous.com Sender: owner-ammf-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-ammf-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk alt.music.moxy-fruvous digest Friday, April 29 2022 Volume 14 : Number 8894 Today's Subjects: ----------------- Leave your feedback and you could WIN! ["Best Dash Cams" Subject: Leave your feedback and you could WIN! Leave your feedback and you could WIN! http://threadprotector.us/porRfM9gca5a_dgaxa0uCx-t01bg5FvXzczPxdzcPRGMMw8WEg http://threadprotector.us/uEpBrukXtKnqIQpcj1_8QX_KpJms-0WEJxET64PfdGWLIVOg Although the Carthaginians retained the traditional Phoenician affinity for maritime trade and commerce, they were distinguished by their imperial and military ambitions: whereas the Phoenician city-states rarely engaged in territorial conquest, Carthage became an expansionist power, driven by its desire to access new sources of wealth and trade. It is unknown what factors influenced the citizens of Carthage, unlike those of other Phoenician colonies, to create an economic and political hegemony; the nearby city of Utica was far older and enjoyed the same geographical and political advantages, but never embarked on hegemonic conquest, instead coming under Carthaginian influence. One theory is that Babylonian and Persian domination of the Phoenician homeland produced refugees that swelled Carthage's population and transferred the culture, wealth, and traditions of Tyre to Carthage. The threat to the Phoenician trade monopolybby Etruscan and Greek competition in the west, and through foreign subjugation of its homeland in the eastbalso created the conditions for Carthage to consolidate its power and further its commercial interests. Another contributing factor may have been domestic politics: while little is known of Carthage's government and leadership prior to the third century BC, the reign of Mago I (c. 550b530), and the political dominance of the Magonid family in subsequent decades, precipitated Carthage's rise as a dominant power. Justin states that Mago, who was also general of the army, was the first Carthaginian leader to " in order the military system", which may have entailed the introduction of new military strategies and technologies. He is also credited with initiating, or at least expanding, the practice of re ------------------------------ End of alt.music.moxy-fruvous digest V14 #8894 **********************************************