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Carthage is a village in the town of Wilna in Jefferson County, New York, United States. The population was 3,236 at the 2020 census. [2] [3] The village is named after the historic city of Carthage (now Tunis ). The village of Carthage is along the southern border of the town of Wilna and is east of Watertown .
The State Street Historic District encompasses a three-block area in the Village of Carthage in the Town of Wilna, Jefferson County. State Street is the main thoroughfare of the village and crosses the Black River to connect the villages of Carthage and West Carthage. The State Street Historic District is the commercial center of the two villages.
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By the 3rd century, Carthage had developed into one of the largest cities of the Roman Empire, with a population of several hundred thousand. It was the center of the Roman province of Africa, which was a major breadbasket of the empire. Carthage briefly became the capital of a usurper, Domitius Alexander, in 308–311.
Jan 31, 2024 · Based on what today is Northern Tunisia, the Carthaginians not only posed a direct threat to Roman expansion but nearly destroyed the upstart empire before it ever began. If Carthage was successful in its aims not only would it have destroyed Rome, but it would have changed world history forever.
A Resilient Village On The Black River: Carthage, NY. Northwest of the Adirondacks, just outside Watertown is the village of Carthage. Located along the "Mighty Black River", Carthage has had a storied history rife with fire.
May 29, 2020 · Carthage was a Phoenician city-state on the coast of North Africa (the site of modern-day Tunis) which, prior the conflict with Rome known as the Punic Wars (264-146 BCE), was the largest, most affluent, and powerful political entity in the Mediterranean.
