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30 de may. de 2024 · Carthage, great city of antiquity on the north coast of Africa, now a residential suburb of the city of Tunis, Tunisia. According to tradition, Carthage was founded by the Phoenicians of Tyre in 814 BCE; its Phoenician name means ‘new town.’
- Battle of Carthage
Overview of the rise and fall of Carthage, with a detailed...
- Carthage
The ancient city of Carthage was founded by the Phoenicians...
- Carthaginian Supremacy
Carthage thus became the leader of the western Phoenicians...
- Carthage summary
Carthage, Ancient city and state, northern Africa. Located...
- Battle of Carthage
Carthage, Ancient city and state, northern Africa. Located near modern Tunis, Tun., it was built around a citadel called the Byrsa. Founded by colonists from Tyre, probably in the 8th century bc, its people undertook conquests in western Africa, Sicily, and Sardinia in the 6th century bc.
Overview of the rise and fall of Carthage, with a detailed discussion of Hannibal's victories against Rome, including the Battle of Cannae, and his later defeat at the Battle of Zama. (more)
The Carthaginian Empire - the rise and fall of a city that was the center of an entire empire in the third century B.C. It was situated along the coastline very near to what is today the city of Tunis, in Tunisia. Over the centuries storms have nearly washed away all remnants of it.
The ancient city of Carthage was founded by the Phoenicians on the north coast of Africa in about 800 bce. Until it was overthrown by Rome in 146 bce, Carthage was the trading center of the western Mediterranean Sea. Today Carthage is a suburb of Tunis, the capital of Tunisia.
29 de may. de 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.
10 de jul. de 2024 · Carthage thus became the leader of the western Phoenicians and in the 5th century formed an empire of its own, centred on North Africa, which included existing Phoenician settlements, new ones founded by Carthage itself, and a large part of modern Tunisia.
