I nth the rec of Black Ships! I love it. Although, yes, Carthage is there transposed to Egypt and also delenda est.
This is not set in classical times at all, but have you read Kate Elliott's Cold Magic? (Followed by Cold Fire and Cold Steel, and now a completed trilogy as such.) It's set in an alternate... uh... early 19th century, more or less, in that that's the general tech level and women wear bulky dresses and there's a Napoleon analogue, but saying that implies a much closer analogy than the book actually has. The alternate history goes way back to Hannibal winning and Carthage staying a viable empire for much, much longer; there's an ice age still ongoing; the Mali Empire is a strong and privileged cultural force in Europe, although the empire itself fell to plague; etc, etc. Our heroine is part of an old Carthaginian trading house in alt-Britain. (Also there are intelligent dinosaur lawyers. Yes. The author designed the world with her adult kids, as I understand it, though she didn't co-write it with anyone, and there's a certain kitchen sink approach.) It doesn't really deal with Carthage qua Carthage, but still fascinating.
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This is not set in classical times at all, but have you read Kate Elliott's Cold Magic? (Followed by Cold Fire and Cold Steel, and now a completed trilogy as such.) It's set in an alternate... uh... early 19th century, more or less, in that that's the general tech level and women wear bulky dresses and there's a Napoleon analogue, but saying that implies a much closer analogy than the book actually has. The alternate history goes way back to Hannibal winning and Carthage staying a viable empire for much, much longer; there's an ice age still ongoing; the Mali Empire is a strong and privileged cultural force in Europe, although the empire itself fell to plague; etc, etc. Our heroine is part of an old Carthaginian trading house in alt-Britain. (Also there are intelligent dinosaur lawyers. Yes. The author designed the world with her adult kids, as I understand it, though she didn't co-write it with anyone, and there's a certain kitchen sink approach.) It doesn't really deal with Carthage qua Carthage, but still fascinating.