It was defeated by Rome in three wars over 120 years.
They were not - Assyria gained an empire by conquest, the Carthaginian empire was a trading one.
Carthaginian Empire
It was a trading empire in the Western Mediterranean.
It was a trading empire, and they were very good at trade.
Its trading empire.
Yes it was
First Millennium BCE.
Carthage.
The Carthaginian empire and the Roman empire have both covered those regions.
Trade, prosperity, security.
The Ebro River.
It was a trading empire in the Western Mediterranean.