The Carthaginian civilization has its origins linked to the process of economic and trade expansion of the Phoenicians. By the 9th century BC, the Phoenicians of city of Tyre held the first actions that transformed this region of North Africa in one of the most important of antiquity. By virtue of his position and Phoenician influence, Carthage soon became a powerful trading center.
The development of the maritime economy and the search for new settlement points led the Carthaginians to come into conflict with Greece and Sicily. As traders, the Carthaginians were well known by selling jewels, perfumes, wheat, precious metals and fabrics specially dyed. Usually, they passed on their products to the peoples of coast of Africa, Britain and Norway.
When we got to the 3rd century BC, observed that the Carthaginians had an extensive trade network that supported the richness of this civilization. However, territorial disputes with the Romans established a terrible defeat that marked the development of so-called Punic Wars. At the end of the battle, divided into three periods, Carthage was reduced to ruins and its lands were sterilized with salt.
Only in the 1st century BC, it was rebuilt by the action of Roman dictator Julius Caesar and, years later, the Emperor Augustus. During the Barbarian invasions, the Vandals set a rule that was interrupted only by the military offensive of the generals of the Byzantine Empire. Long, Carthage became known as the key center of Christianity in Africa. However, the subsequent Islamic expansion transformed the region into an area of Arab hegemony.
The development of the maritime economy and the search for new settlement points led the Carthaginians to come into conflict with Greece and Sicily. As traders, the Carthaginians were well known by selling jewels, perfumes, wheat, precious metals and fabrics specially dyed. Usually, they passed on their products to the peoples of coast of Africa, Britain and Norway.
When we got to the 3rd century BC, observed that the Carthaginians had an extensive trade network that supported the richness of this civilization. However, territorial disputes with the Romans established a terrible defeat that marked the development of so-called Punic Wars. At the end of the battle, divided into three periods, Carthage was reduced to ruins and its lands were sterilized with salt.
Only in the 1st century BC, it was rebuilt by the action of Roman dictator Julius Caesar and, years later, the Emperor Augustus. During the Barbarian invasions, the Vandals set a rule that was interrupted only by the military offensive of the generals of the Byzantine Empire. Long, Carthage became known as the key center of Christianity in Africa. However, the subsequent Islamic expansion transformed the region into an area of Arab hegemony.
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