Ancient Carthage
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| - | '''Ancient Carthage''' (from [[Phoenician language|Phoenician]] ''{{lang|phn-Latn|Qart-ḥadašt}}'') was a [[Semitic]] [[civilization]] centered on the [[Phoenicia]]n [[city-state]] of [[Carthage]], located in [[North Africa]] on the [[Gulf of Tunis]], outside what is now [[Tunis]], [[Tunisia]]. It was founded in 814 BC. Originally a dependency of the Phoenician state of [[Tyre, Lebanon|Tyre]], Carthage gained independence around 650 BC and established a [[hegemony]] over other Phoenician settlements throughout the [[Mediterranean]], [[North Africa]] and what is now [[Spain]] which lasted until the end of the 3rd century BC. At the height of the city's prominence it was a major hub of trade with political influence extending over most of the western [[Mediterranean]]. | + | '''Ancient Carthage''' was a [[Semitic]] [[civilization]] centered on the [[Phoenicia]]n [[city-state]] of [[Carthage]], located in [[North Africa]] on the [[Gulf of Tunis]], outside what is now [[Tunis]], [[Tunisia]]. It was founded in 814 BC. Originally a dependency of the Phoenician state of [[Tyre, Lebanon|Tyre]], Carthage gained independence around 650 BC and established a [[hegemony]] over other Phoenician settlements throughout the [[Mediterranean]], [[North Africa]] and what is now [[Spain]] which lasted until the end of the 3rd century BC. At the height of the city's prominence it was a major hub of trade with political influence extending over most of the western [[Mediterranean]]. |
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Ancient Carthage was a Semitic civilization centered on the Phoenician city-state of Carthage, located in North Africa on the Gulf of Tunis, outside what is now Tunis, Tunisia. It was founded in 814 BC. Originally a dependency of the Phoenician state of Tyre, Carthage gained independence around 650 BC and established a hegemony over other Phoenician settlements throughout the Mediterranean, North Africa and what is now Spain which lasted until the end of the 3rd century BC. At the height of the city's prominence it was a major hub of trade with political influence extending over most of the western Mediterranean.
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