{"type":"video","version":"1.0","html":"<iframe src=\"https://www.loom.com/embed/53d0a3afb9b14734a9c4b643d4f15b6e\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"1908\" height=\"1431\" webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen></iframe>","height":1431,"width":1908,"provider_name":"Loom","provider_url":"https://www.loom.com","thumbnail_height":1431,"thumbnail_width":1908,"thumbnail_url":"https://cdn.loom.com/sessions/thumbnails/53d0a3afb9b14734a9c4b643d4f15b6e-702b77b62df5a91c.gif","duration":938.827,"title":"Carthage Rises, Politics, and Hidden Labor","description":"This Loom recaps where SineadXR’s weekly history series left off and then explains how Carthage rose into power about 200 years after Tyre’s fall. It revisits Carthage’s origins around 814 BCE and the legend of Queen Dido, then describes Tyre’s 13 year siege by Nebuchadnezzar II and how Carthage shifted from obligated tribute to an independent maritime powerhouse. The discussion highlights Mago’s contested role in formalizing Carthage’s military and political rise, the move toward an oligarchical republic led by elected Suffets with a powerful Senate, and the integration of priests and priestesses into government. It also emphasizes that Carthage’s prosperity relied on enslaved labor, and ends with a fun fact about 2014 metalwork research suggesting an ancient form of raw iron not seen again until the Industrial Revolution."}