Carthage
Carthage is an ancient city in the Mediterranean that was under Roman Rule and Christianity was spreading past; it had a vast history and many wars with Rome. It is located on the north shore of Africa at the tip of a peninsula near the city that is now known as Tunis, Tunisia. Phoenician seamen as a trade and shipping outpost founded Carthage. Its harbor location in the Mediterranean Sea gave it advantages for both defense and trade. The city, whose name means "new city," thrived on commerce and its people engaged in trade throughout the region. At the peak of its power around mid- 200 B.C., the city controlled a large commercial empire along the Mediterranean coast. Eventually, the city's conflict with Rome over control of the Mediterranean Sea led to its destruction and it was subsequently taken over by the Roman Empire. (Moulton 113) There are about 1,200 inscriptions that have been found in Northern Africa employing the Libyan language. The writing was consonantal and it reflected the dialects of the period. Many ancient classical authors, including Homer, provided information relative to the origin of the Phoenician people who founded Carthage. The writings talk of the Phoenicians' maritime adventures, their
When it gained its independence, Carthage brought Phoenician settlements in North Africa under its control and conquered the native peoples of the region. , however, the Romans under leadership Publius destroyed the city of Carthage. Hannibal was defeated, however, it resulted in the loss of Spain and various islands that were possessions of Carthage. They were the world wars of the third to second centuries B. The city of Carthage survived the first two Punic wars and remained strong. It consisted of two ruling officials who were elected annually, a powerful senate whose members held office for life, and a group of elected judges who monitored the actions of other officials. The Romans constructed large public buildings, including an amphitheater, a forum with a large hall called a basilica, and lavish baths that were modeled after those in Rome. 439, the Vandals, conquerors of Germanic origin, seized Carthage and made it the capitol of the kingdom they had established in North Africa. Carthage had a very large army of mercenaries, who help to defend the city and the territories around it. The city was known to its Punic or Phoenician inhabitants as the "new city," probably to distinguish it from Utica, which was the "old city.
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