Carthage (Qart-? Ada? T, from Phoenician language, means "New Town", located on the northern coast of Africa (now Tunisia), facing Rome across the sea. Finally, it was defeated by Rome, because it failed twice in three punic wars. This is a must-see attraction in Tunisia. Located in the northeast of Tunisia17km, near the Mediterranean Sea, it is the capital of Carthage, a slave country.
Most of the Carthaginian relics seen today were rebuilt by the Romans during the Roman occupation. From the remains of theaters, public bathrooms and ditches, we can see that the project is huge and the design is accurate. There is a newly-built modern museum near the ruins of Carthage, which preserves and displays a large number of precious historical relics. 1978, UNESCO listed the Carthage site in the first batch of "World Cultural and Natural Heritage". The government of Tunisia established the National Archaeological Park in this place.
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After the Romans destroyed Carthage, they established a new city on the ruins of the original Carthage in 122, and established a colony here. Later, the population reached 600,000, making it the second largest city after Rome at that time. Later, in Caesar's time, Rome sent some landless citizens here. From the reign of Augustus in 29 BC, Rome regarded Carthage as a part of an African province in Africa.
The Roman emperor Hadrian also built the huge Maga Reservoir and the famous Antony Bath. The project began during the reign of Emperor Hadrian and was completed during the reign of Roman Emperor Antoninus Pius in the 2nd century BC. In the 4th century AD, the Roman Empire split and Carthage belonged to the Western Roman Empire. In the 4th century, the Western Roman Empire gradually collapsed. In 439 AD, the Vandals took the opportunity to invade Carthage, occupied a large area of land along the northern coast of Africa, and established the Kingdom of Vandal-Alan.
In 533, it became a territory of the Eastern Roman Empire. The first Christian Latin College was born here. Many famous Christian moralists, such as Tertullianus and Saint Augustine, grew up and wrote here. In the 7th century, Arabs invaded neighboring countries in Asia, Africa and Europe, and conquered most of North Africa, including Carthage, in the Umayyad era. In 698, Arabs invaded the city, and Carthage was severely damaged. Later, it became the seat of the local government of Abbas dynasty. 1217-1221year, after the fifth crusade swept Carthage, this ancient city was almost severely damaged, until it finally disappeared completely in history.
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Baidu encyclopedia-Carthage