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(Based On R. Hook's Illustrations For Wise's "Armies of The Carthaginian Wars, 265 - 146 BC") (Religious or Supposed State Insignia)

Carthage was an ancient Phoenician city-state located in present-day Tunisia founded around 814 BC as a colony of Tyre. It grew to become the center of the Carthaginian Empire, a major commercial and maritime power that dominated the western Mediterranean until the mid third century BC. Carthage had a monarchy until around 480 BC when it became a republic led by Shophets. It was eventually destroyed by the Roman Republic in 146 BC and its territories became Roman provinces.

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(Based On R. Hook's Illustrations For Wise's "Armies of The Carthaginian Wars, 265 - 146 BC") (Religious or Supposed State Insignia)

Carthage was an ancient Phoenician city-state located in present-day Tunisia founded around 814 BC as a colony of Tyre. It grew to become the center of the Carthaginian Empire, a major commercial and maritime power that dominated the western Mediterranean until the mid third century BC. Carthage had a monarchy until around 480 BC when it became a republic led by Shophets. It was eventually destroyed by the Roman Republic in 146 BC and its territories became Roman provinces.

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Symbol of the

goddess Tanit
Attributed Military standard (religious or supposed
(based on R. Hook's illustrations state insignia)
for Wise's "Armies of the
Carthaginian Wars, 265 – 146 BC")

Carthage and its dependencies in 264 BC


Capital Carthage
Punic, Phoenician, Berber
Common languages
(Numidian), Ancient Greek
Religion Punic religion
Demonym(s) Carthaginian
Monarchy until c. 480 BC,
Government republic led by Shophets
thereafter[1]
Historical era Antiquity
• Founded by
Phoenician c. 814 BC
settlers
• Independence
c. 650 BC
from Tyre
• Destroyed by
146 BC
Roman Republic
Population
3,700,000–4,300,000 (entire
• 221 BC[2] empire)
Currency Carthaginian shekel
Preceded by Succeeded by
Phoenicia Africa (Roman province)
Sicilia (Roman province)
Hispania
Mauretania

Carthage (/ k rθəd /; Punic: , romanized: Qart-ḥadašt, lit. 'New City'; Latin: Carthāgō)[3] was


an ancient Phoenician city-state and civilization located in present-day Tunisia. Founded around 814 BC as a
colony of Tyre, within centuries it grew to become the center of the Carthaginian Empire, a major
commercial and maritime power that dominated the western Mediterranean until the mid third century BC.[4]
[5][6]

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