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Carthaginian Empire
Carthage () was a settlement in modern Tunisia that later became a city-state and then an empire. Founded by the Phoenicians in the ninth century BC, Carthage reached its height in the fourth century BC as one of the largest metropolises in the worldGeorge Modelski, ''World Cities: –3000 to 2000'', Washington DC: FAROS 2000, 2003. . Figures in main tables are preferentially cited. Part of former estimates can be read at Evolutionary World Politics Homepage Archived 2008-12-28 at the Wayback Machine and the centre of the Carthaginian Empire, a major power in the ancient world that dominated the western Mediterranean. Following the Punic Wars, Carthage was destroyed by the Romans in 146 BC, who later rebuilt the city lavishly. Carthage was settled around 814 BC by colonists from Tyre, a leading Phoenician city-state located in present-day Lebanon. In the seventh century BC, following Phoenicia's conquest by the Neo-Assyrian Empire, Carthage became independent, gradually ex ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Monarchs Of Carthage
Until 308 BC Ancient Carthage, Carthage was ruled, at least officially, by monarchs, in the sense of the word that executive power was held by one person.Andrew Lintott, ''Violence, Civil Strife and Revolution in the Classical City: 750-330 BC'', Routledge, 2014, p. 66. It also seems for the time period below to have been passed down in the clan of the Magonids. The title itself was most likely Shofet, Suffete. Didonian * Dido (Queen of Carthage), Dido 814 – c. 760 BC (queen) * ''unknown'' * Hanno I c. 580 – c. 556 BC * Malchus I c. 556 – c. 550 BC Magonids * Mago I of Carthage, Mago I c. 550 – c. 530 BC * Hasdrubal I of Carthage, Hasdrubal I c. 530 – c. 510 BC * Hamilcar I of Carthage, Hamilcar I c. 510–480 BC * Hanno the Navigator, Hanno II 480–440 BC * Himilco the Navigator, Himilco I (in Sicily) 460–410 BC * Hannibal Mago, Hannibal I 440–406 BC * Himilco II of Carthage, Himilco II 406–396 BC * Mago II of Carthage, Mago II 396–375 BC * Mago III of Ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carthaginian Shekel
Carthaginian or Punic currency refers to the coins of ancient Carthage, a Phoenician city-state located near present-day Tunis, Tunisia. Between the late fifth century BC and its destruction in 146 BC, Carthage produced a wide range of coinage in gold, electrum, silver, billon, and bronze. The base denomination was the shekel, probably pronounced in Punic. Only a minority of Carthaginian coinage was produced or used in North Africa. Instead, the majority derive from Carthage's holdings in Sardinia and western Sicily. Background Between the ninth and seventh centuries BC, the Phoenicians established colonies throughout the western Mediterranean, particularly in North Africa, western Sicily, Sardinia, and southern Iberia. Carthage soon became the largest of these communities, establishing particularly close economic, cultural, and political ties with Motya in western Sicily and Sulci in Sardinia. Although coinage began to be minted by Greek communities in Sicily and Southern It ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
