Place details
Place nameCarthage
Other namesKarthago, Cartagine, Qartajannah, Carthago, Colonia Julia Carthago, Qarthadasht, Kart-Hadasht, Kart-hadasht, Quart Hadasha, Kart Hadash, Karchedon, Karth-Hadtha, Carchedo
CountryTunis
Latitude36.85
Longitude10.333
SourceThesaurus of Geographic Names
Overview
Famed ancient city on Gulf of Tunis; center of powerful state that conquered Sardinia, Malta, and Balearic Islands in the 6th century BCE; battled Rome in 100-year Punic Wars; ruined by Rome in 146 BCE, but rebuilt as a Roman city; rebuilt by Vandals, ruined by Arabs.