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The Battle of Alalia

The Cadmean victory of the Phocaean Greeks that laid the foundations of the Carthaginian empire.

Jun 13 • Sebastián Panatt

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May 2026

Human sacrifices in Rome

The burial of living couples at the Forum Boarium to win the favor of the gods.

May 31 • Sebastián Panatt

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Hannibal's Oath

The famous scene that defined the legacy of Rome's eternal enemy.

May 8 • Sebastián Panatt

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April 2026

Three books about Carthage

Essential works for understanding the history of the great Punic city.

Apr 30 • Sebastián Panatt

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Carthago delenda est

The famous phrase by Cato the Elder that sealed Carthage's fate.

Apr 18 • Sebastián Panatt

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March 2026

Hannibal and Scipio at Ephesus

A meeting for posterity

Mar 29 • Sebastián Panatt

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The Trojan War

When myth and truth become blurred.

Mar 17 • Sebastián Panatt

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February 2026

In the shadow of one of the greatest: Mago Barca

A military biography of the younger brother of one of the most powerful clans in ancient Carthage, the Barcids.

Feb 26 • Sebastián Panatt

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January 2026

The founding of Rome

Tradition holds that on April 21, 753 BC, the city of Rome was founded east of the Tiber River.

Jan 29 • Sebastián Panatt

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December 2025

2025 Catalog

Catalog of articles published in SP Historian throughout 2025.

Dec 31, 2025 • Sebastián Panatt

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The Carthaginian genocide?

A review of the idea that Rome perpetrated genocide against the Carthaginians by destroying their city.

Dec 26, 2025 • Sebastián Panatt

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The destruction of Carthage

After three bloody wars, in 146 BC the Roman Senate gave the order to destroy the historic Punic city.

Dec 11, 2025 • Sebastián Panatt

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