What country is Carthage now

Carthage is now the Republic of Tunisia.

Located at the northernmost part of the African continent, it borders the Mediterranean Sea in the north and east, and faces Sicily in Italy across the Tunisian Strait. It is the hub of east-west shipping in the Mediterranean Sea, bordering Libya in the southeast and Algeria in the west. According to the only information available, Carthage was built before Rome. It is believed that there were 700,000 residents at that time, covering an area of 3 15 hectares (3. 15 square kilometers).

But there is no evidence of time. Modern scholars generally adopt the theory of building a city in 8 14 BC. The immigrants from the Phoenician city-state Tyre crossed the Mediterranean and established Carthage, which became a transit point for a large number of slave trade and maritime trade. Later, after the decline, Carthage formed a small tribe in the northernmost part of the African continent, and then gradually formed the Republic of Tunisia.

economic development

Carthage has become the trade center of the western Mediterranean because of its powerful navy, and it has huge commercial income every year. As mentioned earlier, Carthage has a huge fleet, and its residents are good at sailing, so its commercial activities such as trafficking in slaves, metals, luxury goods, wine and olive oil at sea are very vigorous.

At the same time, its cottage industry is also very developed, among which the textile industry is the most famous. The land in Bagradas Valley in the inland area is very fertile, so even in North Africa, Carthage has developed agriculture, so slavery manor also appeared.

The above contents refer to Baidu Encyclopedia-Carthage.