Alternative history: What if Carthage controlled the entire Iberian Peninsula
Alternative history: What if Carthage controlled the entire Iberian Peninsula? Context Carthage, a state ruled by Phoenicians in North Africa, was a powerful state in the Mediterranean region between the 6th and 3rd centuries BC. Carthage became powerful due to sea trade, the territory being rich in natural resources and a skilled army. After Carthage lost the First Punic War against the Romans, its territory expanded to the Iberian Peninsula, which is modern-day Spain and Portugal, to rebuild it's economy and military strength. Hannibal, a general from Carthage, expanded Carthage's territory in the Iberian Peninsula and established a city called Gadir (which is modern day Cádiz) for easier access to silver and tin mines. However, the control of Carthage in the Iberian Peninsula was only in some parts, then the Romans finally drove them out. Due to tensions between the Romans and the Carthaginians in the Iberian Peninsula, the Second Punic War happened, where Hannibal crossed t...