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。