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Carthage was an ancient city in Northern Africa, on the eastern side of the Lake of Tunis in what is now Tunisia. Carthage was one of the most important trading hubs of the Ancient Mediterranean and one of the most affluent cities of the classical world .
- Ancient Carthage
Map of Ancient Carthage showing the peninsular location and...
- Siege of Carthage
The siege of Carthage was the main engagement of the Third...
- History of Carthage
Map of Ancient Carthage showing the peninsular location and...
- Roman Carthage
History Map of the hill of the theatre of Carthage...
- Carthage (Municipality)
Carthage (/ ˈ k ɑːr θ ɪ dʒ / KAR-thij; Arabic: قرطاج,...
- Classical World
Classical antiquity, also known as the classical era,...
- Eighth Crusade
The Eighth Crusade was the second Crusade launched by Louis...
- Cothon
The cothon at Carthage was divided into a rectangular...
- Ancient Carthage
Carthage, great city of antiquity on the north coast of Africa, now a residential suburb of the city of Tunis, Tunisia. Built on a promontory on the Tunisian coast, it was placed to influence and control ships passing between Sicily and the North African coast as they traversed the Mediterranean Sea.
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- Foundation & Expansion
- Affluence & Invasion
- The Punic Wars
- Later History
- Conclusion
According to legend, Carthage was founded by the Phoenician Queen Elissa (better known as Dido) c. 814 BCE; although Dido's historicity has been challenged, the founding does date to about this time. Dido was allegedly fleeing the tyranny of her brother Pygmalion of Lebanon, landed on the coast of North Africa, and established the city on the high ...
The city's wealth was due not only to its advantageous position on the North African coast, from which it could control sea traffic between itself and its colony on Sicily, but also to the people's skill in agriculture. The writer Mago of Carthage (dates unknown) wrote a work of 28 volumes devoted to agriculture and veterinarian science which was c...
Control of Sicily was divided between Rome and Carthage who supported opposing factions on the island which quickly brought both parties into conflict directly with each other. These conflicts would be known as the Punic Wars from the Phoenician word for the citizens of Carthage (given in Greek as Phoinix and in Latin as Punicus). When Rome was wea...
Utica now became the capital of Rome's African provinces and Carthage lay in ruin until 122 BCE when Gaius Sempronius Gracchus (l. 154-121 BCE) the Roman tribune, founded a small colony there. Gaius' political problems, and the memory of the Punic wars still being too fresh, however, caused the colony to fail. Julius Caesar proposed and planned the...
The site of the ancient city continued to be inhabited and was included in the region taken by the Ottoman Empire(1299-1922 CE) who had no interest in excavating the ruins. The stones of the fallen houses, temples, and walls were carried off for personal or administrative building projects or left where they had been found. Modern archaeological ex...
- Joshua J. Mark
Oct 19, 2023 · Carthage was an ancient Phoenician city located on the northern coast of Africa. Its name means “new city” or “new town.”. Before the rise of ancient Rome, Carthage was the most powerful city in the region because of its proximity to trade routes and its impressive harbor on the Mediterranean. At the height of its power, Carthage was ...
Founded by the Phoenicians, Carthage is an extensive archaeological site, located on a hill dominating the Gulf of Tunis and the surrounding plain. Metropolis of Punic civilization in Africa and capital of the province of Africa in Roman times, Carthage has played a central role in Antiquity as a great commercial empire.
