Carthage

24 artifacts · 814 BCE – 149 BCE · battle (7) · people (6) · architecture (5) · spiritual (5) · artifact (1)

Founded as a Phoenician colony, Carthage rose to prominence as a major maritime and trade power in the Mediterranean until its fall in the Punic Wars. Here, discover artifacts that reveal the complexities of its military conflicts, religious practices, and the lives of key historical figures like Hasdrubal Barca.

The Collection

• Byrsa — 814 BCE · architecture
• Dido of Carthage — 814 BCE · people
• Baal Hammon — 800 BCE · spiritual
• Tophet of Carthage — 700 BCE · spiritual
• Astarte — 700 BCE · spiritual
• Melqart — 600 BCE · spiritual
• Kerkouane — 550 BCE · architecture
• Tharros — 550 BCE · architecture
• Tanit — 500 BCE · spiritual
• Battle of Himera — 480 BCE · battle
• Temple of Eshmun — 400 BCE · architecture
• Sophonisba — 300 BCE · people
• Hamilcar Barca — 274 BCE · people
• Hasdrubal the Fair — 269 BCE · people
• Battle of Cape Ecnomus — 255 BCE · battle
• Hannibal Barca — 247 BCE · people
• Hasdrubal Barca — 244 BCE · people
• Mercenary War — 239 BCE · battle
• Carthago Nova — 226 BCE · architecture
• Hannibal Crosses the Alps — 218 BCE · artifact
• Battle of Ticinus — 217 BCE · battle
• Battle of Lake Trasimene — 216 BCE · battle
• Battle of Zama — 201 BCE · battle
• Siege of Carthage — 149 BCE · battle