Ancient Carthage - Wikipedia
It was the centre of the Carthaginian Empire, a major power led by the Punic people who dominated the ancient western and central Mediterranean Sea. Following the Punic Wars , Carthage was destroyed by the Romans in 146 BC, who later rebuilt the city lavishly.
Carthaginian Empire - New World Encyclopedia
The Carthaginian Empire was an informal empire of Phoenician city-states throughout North Africa and modern Spain from 575 B.C.E. until 146 B.C.E. It was more or less under the control of the city-state of Carthage after the fall of Tyre to Babylonian forces.
Carthage | History, Location, & Facts | Britannica
2024年10月29日 · 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.’ Learn more about Carthage in this article.
History of Carthage - Wikipedia
The city of Carthage was founded in the 9th century BC on the coast of Northwest Africa, in what is now Tunisia, as one of a number of Phoenician settlements in the western Mediterranean created to facilitate trade from the city of Tyre on the coast of what is now Lebanon.
Carthage - Wikipedia
The ancient city was destroyed in the nearly three year siege of Carthage by the Roman Republic during the Third Punic War in 146 BC. It was re-developed a century later as Roman Carthage, which became the major city of the Roman Empire in the province of Africa.
Carthage - World History Encyclopedia
2020年5月29日 · 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.
Carthage: The Ancient Empire That Nearly Destroyed Rome
2024年1月31日 · 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.
The rise and fall of the Carthaginian empire - Encyclopedia Britannica
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.
Ancient Carthage | World History - Lumen Learning
The military of Carthage was one of the largest military forces in the ancient world; its navy was its strongest force. The Punic Wars were fought with Rome from 265 BCE to 146 BCE. The main cause was the conflict of interest between the existing Carthaginian Empire and the expanding Roman Republic.
Carthage - Education | National Geographic Society
2023年10月19日 · 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.