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Carthage
Ancient city in Tunisia
About Carthage
Carthage was an ancient city in northern Africa founded by the legendary Phoenician queen Dido on the eastern side of the Lake of Tunis in what is now Tunisia. Carthage was one of the most important trading hubs of the Ancient Mediterranean and one of the most affluent cities of the classical world. It became the capital city of the civilization of Ancient Carthage and later Roman Carthage. The city developed from a Phoenician colony into the capital of a Punic empire which dominated large parts of the Southwest Mediterranean during the first millennium BC. The legendary Queen Elissa/Alyssa or Dido, originally from Tyre, is regarded as the founder of the city, though her historicity has been questioned.
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Where is Carthage?
Carthage is in Tunisia. The nearest city is Al Marsá, about 3 km away.
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