Carthage

Summary

Carthage is a city-state^[1]. Carthage ranks in the top 10% of city_state entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,508 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Carthage is located in Exarchate of Africa^[3].
• Carthage is in the country of Tunisia^[4].
• Carthage is in the country of Vandal Kingdom^[5].
• Carthage is in the country of Roman Empire^[6].
• Carthage is in the country of Ancient Carthage^[7].
• Carthage is in the country of Byzantine Empire^[8].
• Carthage is in the country of Umayyad Caliphate^[9].
• Carthage is on the body of water Mediterranean Sea^[10].
• Carthage is on the continent of Africa^[11].
• Carthage's instance of is recorded as city-state^[12].
• Carthage's instance of is recorded as emporium^[13].
• Carthage's instance of is recorded as ancient city^[14].
• Carthage's twinned administrative body is recorded as Uccle^[15].
• Carthage's Commons category is recorded as Carthage^[16].
• 801 BC marks the founding of Carthage^[17].
• Carthage was dissolved in 146 BC^[18].
• Carthage's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 36.852558, 'lon': 10.323461}^[19].
• Carthage's significant event is recorded as Siege of Carthage^[20].
• Carthage's significant event is recorded as Battle of Cartagena^[21].
• Carthage's significant event is recorded as Muslim conquests^[22].
• Carthage's significant event is recorded as Vandalic War^[23].
• Carthage's significant event is recorded as Battle of Carthage^[24].
• Carthage's topic's main category is recorded as Q60928417^[25].
• Carthage's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia^[26].
• Carthage's described by source is recorded as Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon^[27].

Body

Founding

801 BC marks the founding of Carthage^[17].

Dissolution

Carthage was dissolved in 146 BC^[18].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Carthage include Tunis–Carthage International Airport^[28], an airport^[29], in Tunisia^[30] and Punica fides^[31], a Latin phrase^[32].

Why It Matters

Carthage ranks in the top 10% of city_state entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,508 views/month).^[2] Carthage has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[33] Carthage is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[34]

Entities named for Carthage include Tunis–Carthage International Airport^[28], an airport^[29], in Tunisia^[30] and Punica fides^[31], a Latin phrase^[32].