The Carthaginians, originating from the Phoenician city of Carthage in present-day Tunisia, established their presence in Western Europe primarily through trade and colonization. They arrived in the region around the 9th century BCE, notably settling in areas such as present-day southern Spain, the Balearic Islands, and parts of the French coast. Their influence was marked by economic prosperity and military expansion, particularly during the Punic Wars against Rome, which ultimately led to their decline.
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The earliest European civilizations developed in ancient Greece and ancient Rome. These civilizations laid the foundation for Western culture, political systems, and philosophy that continue to influence the world today.
Over control of the Western Mediterranean.
Dominance of the Western Mediterranean.
Over control of the Western Mediterranean.
For dominance of the Western Mediterranean.
The Western Mediterranean.
To eliminate it as a competitor for control of the Western Mediterranean.
Contesting Rome over control of the Western Mediterranean.
It interupted their vision of controlling the Western Mediterranean themselves.
While homo sapiens originated in africa, the earliest civilizations began in an area called the fertile crescent. It lies in the middle east/western asia.
They established a trading empire in the Western Mediterranean, increasing their own prosperity, and that of the peoples they traded with.