Carthage Shall Fall: based on Gustave Flaubert's Salammbô Kindle Edition

Who knew that the greatest empire in the Ancient world, would begin its decline not because of its enemies, but because of its ill-treatment of its own citizens and mercenaries! Carthage shall fall.This epic screenplay narrates three major intertwined stories. The first story is the story of Carthage herself, and how the greatest empire in the erstwhile world, so powerful and seemingly invincible began to unravel, and what occurrences precipitated its demise.The second story is a story of revenge, the story of Spendius, the slave whom so bent on revenge against Carthage's commanders, acts the catalyst and precipitates the revolt that leads to the war. That story of revenge is meant to illustrate that ancient Chinese adage, that Confucian adage, of, "Before you embark on a journey of revenge, dig two graves.”And the third story is a story of love, the story of the chief of the rebellion, that giant and colossal Libyan, Matho, and his love for the daughter of Carthage's judge, Carthage's almost-king, Carthage's Suffet, Hannibal's father, Hamilcar Barca.All these three stories are cinematically presented within, and woven in such a way as to culminate in what is considered the worst war that ever happened in the ancient world, the war between Carthage and her own Mercenaries. Open then, dear Reader, and delve within. See how it all unfolds. Carthage shall fall! Read more