Classical Antiquity
Carthage
814 BC – 146 BC · peak 264 BC
Carthage was a Phoenician thalassocracy founded in 814 BC that dominated Western Mediterranean trade from its capital in modern-day Tunisia. The state engaged in three Punic Wars against the Roman Republic, most notably under Hannibal Barca who invaded Italy in 218 BC. Rome finally decimated the city in 146 BC, leading to the annexation of its territories as the province of Africa.
Capital: Carthage
Key figures
Battles in this period
Trade routes in use
- Amber Road (1500 BC – 500 AD)
- Incense Route (1000 BC – 400 AD)
- Persian Royal Road (500 BC – 300 BC)
- Phoenician Mediterranean Routes (1100 BC – 300 BC)