Carthaginian Civilization
Carthage and the Carthaginian civilization that resulted from it was known as one of the greatest commercial, cultural and military powers in the Mediterranean basin during antiquity. Origin of this civilization , link with the Phoenicians, Carthaginian culture, Punic wars, Hannibal, sworn enemy of Rome then destruction of the city, this is what we will talk about in this new article.
So who was there? Civilization Carthaginian ?
So who was there? Civilization Carthaginian ?
Civilization Carthaginian , also called civilization Punic , takes its origins in the founding of the famous city of Carthage by Phoenicians , on the shores of present-day Tunisia in 814 BC. JC .
It kept the customs and language of the Phoenicians, but over the centuries experienced a certain interbreeding between Phoenician colonists and Libyan indigenous peoples.
Carthaginian culture, art and architecture are very diverse and bring together a mixture of different Phoenician, Libyan, Greek and even Egyptian traditions.
Carthage gained its independence from other Phoenician cities from the 7th century BC. JC. An independence that it transformed into ascendancy and even what could be called an empire through its conquests and its colonies in the western Mediterranean.
At the time of its greatest territorial expansion, in 264 BC. BC, Carthage then dominated most of the western Mediterranean.
It kept the customs and language of the Phoenicians, but over the centuries experienced a certain interbreeding between Phoenician colonists and Libyan indigenous peoples.
Carthaginian culture, art and architecture are very diverse and bring together a mixture of different Phoenician, Libyan, Greek and even Egyptian traditions.
Carthage gained its independence from other Phoenician cities from the 7th century BC. JC. An independence that it transformed into ascendancy and even what could be called an empire through its conquests and its colonies in the western Mediterranean.
At the time of its greatest territorial expansion, in 264 BC. BC, Carthage then dominated most of the western Mediterranean.
The Carthaginian civilization was thus a great economic power based on trade, but also a military power, which due to its expansion and the increase in its power, made itself the enemy of the Greeks during the Sicilian wars, then the sworn enemy of Rome during the Punic Wars.
The famous Carthaginian general, strategist and politician Hannibal Barca , considered one of the greatest military tacticians in history, was thus one of the major figures in this war.
The Punic Wars which ended with the destruction of the city of Carthage by the Roman army in 146 BC. AD
The famous Carthaginian general, strategist and politician Hannibal Barca , considered one of the greatest military tacticians in history, was thus one of the major figures in this war.
The Punic Wars which ended with the destruction of the city of Carthage by the Roman army in 146 BC. AD
