But the idea of a Carthaginian naval base just off the tip of Italy scared them to death.

一些到迦太基在意大利南端的海军基地他们就吓得要死。

The city became the seat of the Carthaginian Empire and flourished until the Punic Wars with Rome.

这座城市成为迦太基帝国的所在地，在与罗马的布匿战争之前一直很繁荣。

We'll explore an ancient quarry and venture to the Isle of Mozia with its ancient Carthaginian ruins.

我们将探索一个古老的采石场，并冒险前往莫齐亚岛及其古老的迦太基遗址。

In northern Africa and coastal Spain, once Carthaginian territory, great cities already existed and were allowed much the same rights as Greek cities.

在北非和原本是迦太基的西班牙海滨地区，大城市已经存在了，它们和希腊城市一样 拥有了同样的权利。

The Romans kept chipping away at the Carthaginian Empire. Soon Sardinia and Corsica became a new Roman province joining Sicily.

罗马人在持续分裂迦太基帝国，但很快撒丁岛和科西嘉岛成为继西西里之后罗马的新省份。

Meanwhile, Rome launched a counterattack in Spain, and the great General Scipio was sent there to  steal the Carthaginian's overseas possessions.

与此同时， 罗马在西班牙发动了反击，伟大的西庇阿将军被派往那里窃取迦太基人的海外财产。

But Scipio was not one to listen to stodgy old men or superstitious priests. Scipio invaded Africa and, as predicted, Hannibal abandoned Italy to defend the Carthaginian homeland.

西庇阿却不愿听老家伙的建议也不愿听从那些迷信的牧师，西庇阿侵略非洲，正如预测，汉尼拔放弃意大利保卫迦太基故土。

The Carthaginian war party, led by Hamilcar and his young son Hannibal, made no secret of their determination to get even with Rome for the first Punic War.

迦太基战争是由哈米尔卡领导的还有他的小儿子汉尼拔，他们并没有隐瞒自己的决定想在第一次布匿战争中与罗马打成平手。

Hannibal's father, Hamilcar,   was a proud Carthaginian general who devoted his life to Carthage, and  eventually died for the cause in 228 BCE.

汉尼拔的父亲哈米尔卡 (Hamilcar) 是一位自豪的迦太基将军，他将毕生精力献给了迦太基， 并最终于公元前 228 年为这项事业牺牲。

His careful study of Hannibal ultimately  worked, and Scipio would win a great victory at the battle of Zama, after which  Carthaginian power was irreparably broken.

他对汉尼拔的仔细研究最终奏效，西庇阿将在扎马战役中取得巨大胜利， 此后迦太基的力量被无可挽回地摧毁。

That Royal port and watering place, if truly mirrored in the minds of the heathfolk, must have combined, in a charming and indescribable manner a Carthaginian bustle of building with Tarentine luxuriousness and Baian health and beauty.

在荒原居民的心里，那确实是个高贵的港口和海滨圣地，它以某种富有魅力和难以用言语表达的方式同迦太基的建筑风格联系在一起，具有一种塔伦特的豪奢和波伊的勃勃生机和美丽。

Carthaginian territories become Roman ones, a  whole history was wiped from the map, and less than 100 years later, the site of ancient Carthage  was transformed into a bustling Roman city.

迦太基的领土变成了罗马的领土， 整个历史从地图上抹去了，不到 100 年后， 古老的迦太基遗址变成了一座繁华的罗马城市。

The Scythian or Tartar militia, which Mithridates drew from the countries north of the Euxine and Caspian seas, were the most formidable enemies whom the Romans had to encounter after the second Carthaginian war.

米特拉达梯从黑海和里海以北的国家招募的斯基泰人或鞑靼民兵是第二次迦太基战争后罗马人不得不遇到的最可怕的敌人。

To learn more about Hannibal Barca, then check out  our book, Hannibal Barca: A Captivating Guide to the Carthaginian General Who Fought in the Second  Punic War Between Carthage and Ancient Rome.

要了解有关汉尼拔巴卡的更多信息，请查看我们的书《汉尼拔巴卡：参与迦太基和古罗马第二次布匿战争的迦太基将军的迷人指南》。

An example of this would be spreading the  Phoenician Punic language, clothing, and some customs. However, the Carthaginian government  did not impose direct control on its new colonies, instead governing through treaties  in a relatively hands-off manner.

这方面的一个例子是传播腓尼基布匿语、服装和一些习俗。然而， 迦太基政府并没有直接控制其新殖民地，而是通过条约以相对放任的方式进行治理。

To learn more about ancient  Carthage, check out our book, Carthage: A Captivating Guide to the  Carthaginian Empire and Its Conflicts with the Ancient Greek City-States and the Roman  Republic in the Sicilian Wars and Punic Wars.

要了解有关古代迦太基的更多信息，请查看我们的书迦太基：迦太基帝国及其在西西里战争和布匿战争中与古希腊城邦和罗马共和国的冲突的迷人指南。

The Carthaginian empire's potential weakness,   plus resentment on both sides, meant the peace was fragile – and perhaps bound to be broken. Between the first and second punic wars, Carthage rightly suspected that Rome  would look to exert more authority.

迦太基帝国潜在的弱点， 加上双方的怨恨，意味着和平是脆弱的——也许注定要被打破。 在第一次和第二次布匿战争之间，迦太基正确地怀疑罗马会寻求行使更多权力。