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Carthage was a colony of the Phoenicians, a people who leaved in present day Lebanon and were one of the major treading people in the Mediterranean and had one of the great fleets in this sea. It was said to have been founded by queen Elissa (Dido in Greek) of Tyre, the most important Phoenician city. She was the daughter of Matten, the king of the city and she inherited the throne together with her brother Pygmalion. But the people wanted Pygmalion alone though he was a boy. Elissa married Acerbas, a high priest and the second most powerful man in the city. Pygmalion had Acerbas murdered. Elissa decides to flee from Tyre. She and her party arrived in Cyprus and then moved on to modern Tunisia and asked the local Berber king for permission to have a temporary refuge there. Many Local Berbers joined the settlement and the nearby Phoenician colony of Utica asked Elissa to found a city.

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How do you use carthage in a sentence?

The ancient city of Carthage is in Tunisia.


An ancient city state on the African coast near Tunis?

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What refers to ancient Carthage?

Tunisia.


Where was ancient Carthage located?

Ancient Carthage is located in the north of Tunisia (North Africa, Mediterranean coast) near the capital city of Tunis.


What does the word Punic mean?

The Latin word Punic is an adjective that means "of or relating to ancient Carthage, the inhabitants of Carthage, or their language." It can also mean "having the treacherous character attributed to the inhabitants of Carthage by the Romans." As a noun, Punic can men the Phoenician dialect that was spoken in ancient Carthage.


What were the roles of women in ancient Carthage?

Parenting, housekeeping.


What is ancient Carthage called now?

Tunis .


Where was the zama battle?

Ancient Carthage which is now Tunisia .


Where is Carthage in what modern country?

The ancient city of Carthage is in modern day Tunisia, which is in Africa. There are not a lot of historical records for Carthage, but it was said to be a place of great wealth.


What does the Latin word Punic mean?

The Latin word Punic is an adjective that means "of or relating to ancient Carthage, the inhabitants of Carthage, or their language." It can also mean "having the treacherous character attributed to the inhabitants of Carthage by the Romans." As a noun, Punic can men the Phoenician dialect that was spoken in ancient Carthage.


Where was the ancient capital of Carthage?

The city of Carthage was located at modern day Tunis, in Tunisia on the Mediterranean coast of Africa.


Where in the Mediterranean Sea did ancient Phoenicia start colonies?

Carthage in North Africa, and later New Carthage in Spain.