Carthage
CountryTunisia
Date814 BC
RegionTunis
About Carthage
The rival of Rome, destroyed three times. Founded by Phoenicians from Tyre. Hannibal launched his famous elephant campaign from here. Rome salted the earth after the Third Punic War. Rebuilt as a Roman city.
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