Punic Wall Of Cartagena
The Punic wall of Cartagena (Spanish language, Spanish: ''Muralla púnica de Cartagena'') is an archaeological site from the 3rd century BC in which can be seen the first defensive wall of Cartagena, Spain, Cartagena, built by the Carthage, Carthaginians. This is an important site because it is one of the few remains of Carthaginian civilization in Spain, and the walls bear witness to one of the most important events of Ancient history in the Mediterranean Sea: the Second Punic War. History In 227 BC, the Carthage, Carthaginian General officer, general Hasdrubal the Fair founded the city of Qart Hadasht, probably on an early Iberians, Iberian settlement called Mastia. The new city was located on a peninsula in the middle of a bay and had five high hills, two of which were at the entrance of the isthmus, so it had a great position for the military defense. In this context, during the brief period of Punic domain upon Cartagena (227-209 BC), the Carthaginians decided to fortify t ...
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Carthaginian Wall Of Cartagena
The term Carthaginian ( la, Carthaginiensis ) usually refers to a citizen of Ancient Carthage. It can also refer to: * Carthaginian (ship), a three-masted schooner built in 1921 * Insurgent privateers; nineteenth-century South American privateers, particularly those hailing from Cartagena, Colombia, and flying the insurgent flag were often called "Carthaginians" in the contemporary British and American press. Occasionally 19th century vessels in the Mediterranean hailing from Cartagena, Spain, too might be referred to as "Carthaginian". {{disambiguation ...
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