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# Carthage
## Overview
Carthage (~814146 BCE) was a Phoenician colony that grew into a major Mediterranean power, rivaling Rome in three devastating Punic Wars before its total destruction.
Carthage (~814146 BCE) was a Phoenician colony that grew into a major Mediterranean power, rivaling Rome in three devastating Punic Wars before its total destruction. @t[814 BCE..146 BCE]
## Key Facts
- Region: North Africa (modern Tunisia), with territories in western Mediterranean
- Period: ~814146 BCE
- Period: ~814146 BCE @t[814 BCE..146 BCE]
- Founded by: Phoenician settlers from Tyre, traditionally by Queen Dido
- Language: Punic (Phoenician dialect)
- Government: Oligarchic republic with elected *suffetes* (magistrates)
## Punic Wars with Rome
- First Punic War (264241 BCE): Fought over Sicily; Rome won naval supremacy [^1]
- Second Punic War (218201 BCE): Hannibal's invasion of Italy via the Alps; Rome ultimately prevailed
- Third Punic War (149146 BCE): Rome besieged and destroyed Carthage completely
- First Punic War (264241 BCE): Fought over Sicily; Rome won naval supremacy @t[264 BCE..241 BCE] [^1]
- Second Punic War (218201 BCE): Hannibal's invasion of Italy via the Alps; Rome ultimately prevailed @t[218 BCE..201 BCE]
- Third Punic War (149146 BCE): Rome besieged and destroyed Carthage completely @t[149 BCE..146 BCE]
## Achievements
- Dominant Mediterranean naval and trading power
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- Hannibal Barca: One of history's greatest military commanders [^2]
## Destruction
Rome destroyed Carthage in 146 BCE. The site was later refounded as a Roman colony by Julius Caesar in 46 BCE.
Rome destroyed Carthage in 146 BCE. The site was later refounded as a Roman colony by Julius Caesar in 46 BCE. @t[=146 BCE]
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[^1]: Goldsworthy, A. *The Fall of Carthage* (2003)