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1 day ago · Map of Ancient Carthage showing the peninsular location and the lake Tunis below and the lake Arina above. The site of Carthage was likely chosen by the Tyrians for several reasons. It was located in the central shore of the Gulf of Tunis, which gave it access to the Mediterranean sea while shielding it from the region's infamously violent storms.
1 day ago · Carthage [a] 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.
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May 2, 2024 · A walking tour of ancient Carthage, Tunisia's Roman treasure trove. Explore ruins left by the great Phoenician and Roman empires in this now sleepy Tunisian seaside suburb. By Amelia Dhuga. May 2, 2024.
May 7, 2024 · 149 BCE - 146. Location: Africa. Carthage. Italy. Mediterranean Sea. Tunisia. Participants: Carthage. ancient Rome. Major Events: Battle of Cannae. Battle of Ilipa. Battle of Zama. Battle of Trasimene. Battle of the Trebbia River. (Show more) Key People: Quintus Fabius Maximus Verrucosus. Gaius Flaminius. Hamilcar Barca. Hannibal. Scipio Africanus.
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4 days ago · Download this stock image: Carthage, Tunisia. 17th May, 2024. The ancient archaeological ruins of the Phoenician city of Carthage overlooking the Gulf of Tunis and the Mediterranean, Tunis, Tunisia.
6 days ago · Watch. Background and First Punic War (264-241 B.C.) Tradition holds that Phoenician settlers from the Mediterranean port of Tyre (in what is now Lebanon) founded the city-state of Carthage on the northern coast of Africa, just north of modern-day Tunis, around 814 B.C.
