Carthage

Tunisia · near modern Tunis

Great Phoenician trading city and Rome's most dangerous rival. Hannibal launched his legendary invasion of Italy from here. Destroyed by Rome in 146 BCE, later rebuilt as a Roman city.

The atlas connects 3 figures with Carthage. The earliest born is Hannibal Barca (247 BCE); the last to die is Augustine of Hippo (430 CE).

By era

The Roman World (~753 BCE-476 CE): 3 figures

Associated figures, by birth year

Hannibal Barca (247-183 BCE), The Nightmare of Rome
Scipio Africanus (236-183 BCE), The Conqueror of Hannibal
Augustine of Hippo (354-430), The Mind That Shaped Western Christianity

Cities that share figures with Carthage

Other cities in the atlas tied to at least one of the same people, most shared first.

Rome (3 shared figures: Hannibal Barca, Scipio Africanus, Augustine of Hippo)
Milan (1 shared figure: Augustine of Hippo)

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