Carthage
Phoenician trading power, destroyed in 146 BC
Location and Figures
- Country: Tunisia
- Type: Historical
- Region: Africa
Overview
Founded by Phoenicians from Tyre, traditionally in 814 BC, Carthage dominated western Mediterranean trade with its famous double harbor, a rectangular merchant basin leading to a circular naval cothon ringed by ship sheds. Rome destroyed the city in 146 BC at the end of the Third Punic War. The harbor outlines remain visible.
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