Ancient Carthage

Phoenician city-state and empire
Organization historical_country Q2429397
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Ancient Carthage was an ancient civilization founded in 814 BC . It existed as a major power in the Mediterranean region for several centuries. The civilization ultimately came to an end when it was dissolved in 146 BC .

Ancient Carthage

Summary

Ancient Carthage is a historical country[1]. It ranks in the top 0.71% of historical_country entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (24,779 views/month, #11 of 1,549).[2]

Key Facts

  • Ancient Carthage is on the continent of Africa[3].
  • Ancient Carthage's instance of is recorded as historical country[4].
  • Ancient Carthage's instance of is recorded as ancient civilization[5].
  • Ancient Carthage's instance of is recorded as city-state[6].
  • Ancient Carthage's instance of is recorded as empire[7].
  • Ancient Carthage's capital is recorded as Carthage[8].
  • Ancient Carthage's official language is recorded as Punic[9].
  • Ancient Carthage's currency is recorded as Carthaginian currency[10].
  • Ancient Carthage's founder is recorded as Dido[11].
  • Ancient Carthage's basic form of government is recorded as monarchy[12].
  • Ancient Carthage's basic form of government is recorded as oligarchy[13].
  • Ancient Carthage followed Phoenicia[14].
  • Ancient Carthage was followed by Africa[15].
  • Ancient Carthage was followed by Sicilia[16].
  • Ancient Carthage was followed by Hispania[17].
  • Ancient Carthage was followed by Mauretania[18].
  • Ancient Carthage's legislative body is recorded as Punic Senate[19].
  • Ancient Carthage's Commons category is recorded as Carthaginian civilization[20].
  • 814 BC marks the founding of Ancient Carthage[21].
  • Ancient Carthage was dissolved in 146 BC[22].
  • Ancient Carthage's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 36.84391668, 'lon': 10.32644723}[23].
  • Ancient Carthage's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Carthaginian civilization[24].
  • Ancient Carthage has a population of {'amount': '+400000'}[25].
  • Ancient Carthage's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia[26].
  • Ancient Carthage's described by source is recorded as Sytin Military Encyclopedia[27].

Body

Founding

Ancient Carthage's founder is recorded as Dido[11]. 814 BC marks the founding of it[21].

Identity

Ancient Carthage followed Phoenicia[14]. Successors include Africa[15], Sicilia[16], Hispania[17], and Mauretania[18].

Dissolution

Ancient Carthage was dissolved in 146 BC[22].

Why It Matters

Ancient Carthage ranks in the top 0.71% of historical_country entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (24,779 views/month, #11 of 1,549).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 40 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

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  8. [10] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  12. [14] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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