Not exactly a new concept.
Has anyone here in this forum even a hint as to where Carthage used to be?
Think of Hannibal and the Alps. Hannible was from Carthage. It was the greatest empire of its day (before Rome became the superpower) and was destroyed by the enemy from within.
For more information, read G.A. Henty's "The Young Carthaginian"
If that was sarcasm and not really a question, my apologies.