Carthage is some 15 kilometres (9.3 miles) east-northeast of Tunis; the settlements nearest to Carthage were the town of Sidi Bou Said to the north and the village of Le Kram to the south. Sidi Bou Said was a village which had grown around the tomb of the eponymous sufi saint (d. 1231), which had been developed into a town under Ottoman rule in ...

Nov 5, 2022 · Carthage was the center of a mighty maritime power in the Mediterranean from 814 BC to 146 BC. A major trade center, Carthage soon went into war with Rome over Sicily. The three Punic Wars ultimately destroyed the city and its civilization.

Map of ancient Carthage showing the peninsular location and the lake Tunis below and the lake Arina above. The site of Carthage was likely chosen by the Tyrians for several reasons. It was located in the central shore of the Gulf of Tunis, which gave it access to the Mediterranean sea while shielding it from the region's infamously violent storms.

Apr 26, 2012 · Map of the Carthaginian Empire and its losses during the Punic... Image Hannibal's Major Battles in Italy

This map is color–coded to show the extent of the Roman Empire in yellow and the Carthaginian territory in pink. By the end of the First Punic War, the Roman Empire had expanded to the northern Italian Peninsula, and included the islands of Corsica, Sardinia, and Sicily.

Description: A map of Rome and Carthage during the First Punic War (264–241 BC). This map is color–coded to show the extent of the Roman Empire in yellow and the Carthaginian territory in pink.

The aim of this project is to map the historical evolution of the city of Carthage. Carthage was one of the most important trading hubs of the Ancient Mediterranean and one of the most affluent cities of the classical world.

Map showing the Roman dominions in Italy and the empire of Carthage during the times of the Punic Wars.

Historical map location of Carthage, Tunisia, Africa.

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