Archaeologists excavating the sacred tophet site in Carthage, a place of child sacrifice, found gold coins left as offerings 2,300 years ago, photos show. Photo from Tunisia’s Ministry of Cultural ...

Carthage was the capital city of the ancient Carthaginian civilization, and was one of the most important trading hubs of the Ancient Mediterranean. Its fall came at the end of the Third Punic War in ...

Tunisia is a riot of colour, combining ancient history, Mediterranean charm and natural beauty with flavours of unique experiences. Many travellers visit for the Roman ruins of Carthage, but Tunisia ...

Only in the grottoes and caves formed by the ruins of the ancient fortifications of Carthage along the sea front still lingered the campers and squatters, the very poorest of summer visitors, who had ...

Click to open image viewer. CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Long ago, the water in rivers and streams that passed through cities was dangerous because it contained bacteria from ...

In all of North Africa there is no more evocative name than that of Carthage, the ancient trading city founded by the Phoenician Queen Dido that dominated the western Mediterranean for centuries ...

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Carthage was founded in the 9th century B.C. on the Gulf of Tunis. From the 6th century onwards, it developed into a great trading empire covering much of the Mediterranean and was home to a brilliant ...