carthage
states: [tunisia]
category: cultural
year: 1979
location: District of Tunis
region: Arab States
latitude/longitude: 36.8527800000, 10.3233300000
visited: 2023
Carthage was founded in the 9th century B.C. on the Gulf of Tunis. From the 6th century onwards, it developed into a great trading empire covering much of the Mediterranean and was home to a brilliant civilization. In the course of the long Punic wars, Carthage occupied territories belonging to Rome, which finally destroyed its rival in 146 B.C. A second – Roman – Carthage was then established on the ruins of the first.
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