CarthageCarthage was a power that dominated the western Mediterranean for almost six centuries before its fall to Rome. The history of the realm and its Carthaginians was subsumed by their conquerors and, along the way, the story of the real Carthage was lost. In this landmark new history, Eve MacDonald tells the essential story of the lost culture of Carthage and of its forgotten people, using archaeological analysis to uncover the history behind the legend.

It was down to the strongest characters to step up: namely the notorious surgeon Dr Frederik Cook and the first mate

he can be slain with impunity

guesswork and uncertainty

wood-panelled room

Or were followed by a cloud of midges

Penelope Lively's stories get beneath the everyday to the beating heart of human experience

She just keeps plodding along

One became a respected climate scientist

and trees for maximum carbon capture

leadership and love

of his bond with his dogs and of their adventures together

That is until Paula's eldest