Carthage (, , from the
Phoenician meaning new town; ) refers both to an ancient city in
Tunisia and to the civilization that developed within the city's sphere of influence. The city of Carthage is located on the eastern side of
Lake Tunis across from the center of
Tunis. Originally founded by
Phoenician colonists, Carthage became a large and rich city and thus a major power of the Mediterranean until her destruction in the
Third Punic War in
146 BC. Although the center of the Punic culture was destroyed, it continued in Roman times. Rome also refounded Carthage, becoming one of the three most important cities of the Empire, a position that would last until the Muslim conquest when it was destroyed a second time in 698. Today Carthage is being resettled as a suburb of Tunis.
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