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Explorer [Carthaginian Empire Episode 1]
by David Bowman
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The Carthaginian explorer Hanno left the Mediterranean to sail south. Instead the grandmother of all storms has pushed him north. His small fleet of war galleys, battered, crews exhausted, supplies depleted are pinned by tide and wind against a hostile shore. The shore is lined with hundreds of local tribesmen armed to the teeth. He doesn't speak their language. They don't speak his. Only one man speaks both. An itinerant trader. But can he trust him, can he make friends, allies even, above all ... more info>> (Published: 2008)
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Homecoming [Carthaginian Empire Episode 2]
by David Bowman
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Hanno has made friends with the local tribe even married the chief's daughter but can he get home? He needs to repair his ships but his tools don't work so well on the local oak. Can he turn this to his advantage? Meanwhile what of the trader; can he be trusted? Could he be dealt with without offending his father-in-law? Should he do so anyway? What is this mysterious fortress Mai Dan? Could these be allies? (Published: 2008)
Words: 3686 - Reading Time: 10-14 min.
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Shipwrights [Carthaginian Empire Episode 3]
by David Bowman
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Carthage has a trick nobody else has realized. Their ships are mass produced. English oak is stronger than any timber available in the Mediterranean. Could this be turned to Carthage's advantage? Would an oak fleet rule the True Sea? Can Carthaginian engineering help his allies to achieve peace with the neighboring tribes? Will the Mai Dan cow their rivalry? Can he convince them that trade with Carthage is better than war with Carthage and her allies? Its 460BC. England is changing. Carthage is ... more info>> (Published: 2008)
Words: 3936 - Reading Time: 11-15 min.
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Anaxagoras [Carthaginian Empire Episode 4]
by David Bowman
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One sorry for himself Athenian philosopher and mathematician. Exiled from Athens on pain of death. Banned from teaching. But for Carthage he holds a key. His theories could lead to a navigation system that will enable them to extend their supremacy. Anaxagoras has a choice. Help the natural enemies of Athens or fade into obscurity? Hanno wants his man; and the secrets to accurate navigation his brain may hold. But does he owe loyalty to the city that has discarded him? Its 450BC and Hanno now kn... more info>> (Published: 2008)
Words: 3256 - Reading Time: 9-13 min.
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Syracuse [Carthaginian Empire Episode 5]
by David Bowman
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Hanno's grandson has a problem. Carthage wants control of Sicily. So does Athens. Only the port of Syracuse holds out against Carthage's ambitions. But it has held out for four long years. Carthage is sick of war. Carthage wants its sons home. Can his final desperate plan succeed in breaking Athens final holding in the Western Mediterranean? Its 409BC Can Handro meet and make his destiny? (Published: 2008)
Words: 3233 - Reading Time: 9-12 min.
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Handro's Fleet [Carthaginian Empire Episode 6]
by David Bowman
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Sparta and Athens are fighting again. But which one does Carthage want to win? Sparta's fleet is small and presents no real threat at sea. Her army is large and superb. Athens' fleets control the eastern Med. How long can Carthage allow this state of affairs to continue? Is it time for Handro to involve Carthage in the internal affairs of the Greek city states? If so on which side? Handro will play his own game at this table. Its 405BC and Greece is the melting pot. (Published: 2008)
Words: 3162 - Reading Time: 9-12 min.
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Handro and Athens [Carthaginian Empire Episode 7]
by David Bowman
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Athens has been humbled on the battle field. Her army broken, her fleets destroyed. But Athens herself is untouched. Handro takes his chance. His orders are to humiliate but not sack the city the inhabitants think of as the cultural capital of the world. It's a formidable city to attack even with its reduced garrison. Can he carry out his orders? Can he walk the fine line that divides destroying Athens morale from uniting the Greek city states? He has his doubts but he has his orders. The first ... more info>> (Published: 2008)
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Nemea and Coronea [Carthaginian Empire Episode 8]
by David Bowman
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After ten years of bitter war, finally the combined armies of Sparta and Carthage under their charismatic leaders Lysander and Handro have the chance to put an end to the struggles between the Greek city states. To do so they must face and eliminate the armies of their four largest opponents. Sparta are the masters of hoplite phalanx warfare. Carthage with their sea power are masters of flexibility. Can these two unlikely allies actually work together and win? This is 394BC. Greece is in the mel... more info>> (Published: 2008)
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Return To Athens [Carthaginian Empire Episode 9]
by David Bowman
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Handro and the forces of Carthage have won the battles but the other cities of Greece have closed their gates to him and his Spartan allies. The Spartans have stormed Corinth and reduced it to rubble. Handro does not want this fate to befall Thebes and Athens. Can he prevent it? Does the legendary Carthaginian general and diplomat have the necessary skill set. Can he destroy the power of the city states without destroying the cities themselves? It is 394BC and Handro must act swiftly to prevent ... more info>> (Published: 2008)
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Assassin [Carthaginian Empire Episode 10]
by David Bowman
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Handro is taking a well earned sabbatical, a chance to rest in Athens, now captured. One night a slight sound disturbs him. The spreading wetness by his side tells him his sleeping companion has been murdered. Is the assassin still in the room? Who is he? Why does he want Handro dead? All is not as it seems as even his allies are turning against him. Has the whole of Greece gone mad? It is 393BC and Handro is fighting for his own life in his own bed while the world waits breathlessly on the vict... more info>> (Published: 2008)
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