CARTAGOCARTAGO

ANCIENT CITY IN

TUNEZ

FOUNDED BY TH

E PHOENICIANS IN THE N

INTH

CENTURY B.C

LEYEND

In the 814 century BC Phoenician princess Elissa escaped her brother and heads for the coast of North Africa. Libyan king granted him permission to establish a city on land that he occupied a bull hide. She cut the skin into strips and made a circle and occupied, I established the city called Cartago.

Cartago dominated northern africa, Sicil ia,Cerdeña, Corcega, Balearic Islands.

The main feature of his power lay in the sea with his f leet.

WARSWARS

In the third century before Christ began his battle with Rome, he began what is known as Punic wars.

The first war was won by the Romans and Carthage lost several territories. Retrieve decided to expand their colonies in Spain. He was in charge of Almicar. He founded his Capital, Cartagonova.

Almicar died and his son Anibal took his place. Roman decided to put the border on the river Ebro Anibal and his army crossed the Pyrenees and the Alpdefeated the Romans. A few years later the Romans attacked Carthage.s to Italy.

PEACE TREATYPEACE TREATY

The Carthaginians sued for peace to the Roma. They granted in exchange for hard conditions, which brought an end to Carthage .

PEACE TREATYPEACE TREATY

The Carthaginians sued for peace to the Roma. They granted in exchange for hard conditions, which brought an end to Carthage .