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Radio War Nerd EP 368 — Salammbô & The Mercenary War, Part 1 (Prequel): The First Punic War

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The Story of Hannibal and Annaeus

Carthage is founded Virgil land sorry Annaeus lands in Virgil's story which was written around 20 BC. He rides after the fall of Troy falls in love with Daito and betrays her because of course it's a very colonialist narrative. She builds a massive pyre and throws herself on it while she says this curse let there be no love or treaties between our peoples rise some unknown avenger from my dust who will pursue the Trojan colonists.

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