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.
Carthage College is a four-year private liberal arts college located in Kenosha, Wisconsin, midway between Chicago and Milwaukee.
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.’
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 rose on salt wind and ship timber, founded (by Phoenician tradition) in 817 BC and tied to Levantine merchants who stitched the Mediterranean into a marketplace.
Our guide to visiting Carthage independently provides practical travel tips to the top sights, a walking route through the Carthage ruins, and how else to visit if you want to take it a little easier.
“Carthage Must Be Destroyed”: New Excavations in the Punic Neighborhoods The phrase “Carthage must be destroyed” —repeated by the Roman statesman Cato the Elder —became a symbol of Rome’s determination to eliminate its greatest rival. Today, modern archaeology is uncovering what that lost world actually looked like.
The spectacular downfall of Carthage still captivates modern minds, and the Unesco-listed site is a key stop in Tunisia. Here’s what to see on a visit.