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Stories about: Carthage

Contemporary Phoenicians Around the Mediterranean Six percent of the population in the Mediterranean communities descends from the ancient civilization of Phoenicians, according to a new study. During the third Punic War (149-146 BC), the Phoenician capital of Carthage (meaning “The New City”), was destroyed by the Romans, and a massive systematic execut... 31 October 2008 05:09 GMT A Story of Carthage Phoenicians made one of the most powerful maritime nations of the Mediterranean. No doubt, their most powerful colony was Carthage, in northern Africa, in today's Tunis, founded in 814 BC by Elissa, the sister of the king Pygmalion of Tyre, after her husband Acerbas was assassinated. Frightened for her life, Eli... 7 April 2008 08:55 GMT