Ancient Carthage History

Carthage (Qart-ḥadašt "new city") was the Phoenician city-state of Carthage and during the 7th to 3rd centuries BC, included its sphere of influence, the Carthaginian Empire. The empire extended over much of the coast of North Africa as well as encompassing substantial parts of coastal Iberia and the islands of the western Mediterranean Sea.

Carthage was founded in 814 BC. A dependency of the Phoenician state of Tyre at the time, Carthage gained independence around 650 BC and established its political hegemony over other Phoenician settlements throughout the western Mediterranean, this lasting until the end of the 3rd century BC. At the height of the city's prominence it served as a major hub of trade, with trading stations extending throughout the region.

迦太基（Qart-ḥadašt“新城”）是迦太基腓尼基城邦和第7到第3世纪期间BC，纳入自己的势力范围，迦太基帝国。帝国延续了很多北非海岸，以及涵盖沿海伊比利亚的主要部分和地中海西部的岛屿。

迦太基始建于公元前814年。轮胎在当时腓尼基状态的依赖，迦太基获得独立大约在公元前650，并建立其政治霸权整个地中海西部腓尼基其他的定居点，这一直持续到公元前3世纪的结束。在城市的突出的高度，它作为贸易的重要枢纽，贸易站扩大整个地区。