In its heyday, the seaside town was the seat of the Carthaginians, whose North African empire gave ancient Greece and Rome a run for their money.

Carthage was the capital city of the ancient Carthaginian civilization, and was one of the most important trading hubs of the ...

Ancient Carthage was, probably, roughly as diverse and multicultural as Saudi Arabia is today: A wealthy state with a small population, Carthage employed foreigners to do her nasty jobs and relied ...

Carthage vs. Rome was the struggle that decided the fate of the ancient world. Rome, according to Montesquieu, was governed by laws and the people entrusted the senate with the management of affairs.

The importance of Carthage would not diminish as time went on and today Tunis, a modern-day capital of more than 2 million people, surrounds the ancient ruins. — Owen Jarus, LiveScience Contributor ...

An ancient Roman relic from the almost 2,300-year-old naval battle in which Rome defeated its archenemy Carthage has been recovered from waters off western Sicily, regional authorities said on Friday.

ROME, Jan 11 (Reuters) - A marble map of ancient Rome, that hasn't been put on public view for almost 100 years, is getting its very own museum within sight of the Colosseum.