Carthage was one of the most important trading hubs of the Ancient Mediterranean and one of the most affluent cities of the classical world. It became the capital city of the civilization of Ancient Carthage and later Roman Carthage.

2025年1月18日 · 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. Rapidly becoming a thriving port and trading ...

2021年5月14日 · Today, the ruins of ancient Carthage can be found on the outskirts of modern day Tunis. Carthage in North Africa was one of the most powerful cities of the ancient world, spawning the powerful Carthaginian Empire which dominated much of the western Mediterranean as an important – and resultantly affluent – trading hub.

2024年12月23日 · Located on the coast of North Africa, well-connected Carthage was once a cosmopolitan trading hub, a key Mediterranean maritime power and one of the wealthiest cities in the ancient world, inspiring poetry, mythology and envy.

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.

2023年10月19日 · Julius Caesar would reestablish Carthage as a Roman colony, and his successor, Augustus, supported its redevelopment. After several decades, Carthage became one of Rome’s most important colonies. Today, the ruins of ancient Carthage lie in present-day Tunisia and are a popular tourist attraction.

The ancient city is now located in present-day Tunisia in northern Africa. This city was founded by ancient Phoenicians in 814 BC and is one of their earliest settlement areas. Its name in Phoenician is Kart-hadasht, meaning “new town”.

Ancient Carthage (/ ˈ k ɑːr θ ɪ dʒ / KAR-thij; Punic: 𐤒𐤓𐤕𐤟𐤇𐤃𐤔𐤕, lit. ' New City ') was an ancient Semitic civilisation based in North Africa. [3] Initially a settlement in present-day Tunisia, it later became a city-state, and then an empire.

2021年12月10日 · Carthage was once known as a feared and revered city, and in ancient times, it was Rome's biggest threat - here's what it's like today.

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.