From 650 B.C. to 146 B.C., Carthage was the most powerful trading and commercial city in the Mediterranean and one of the most affluent cities of the classical world.
It had a sophisticated 200-dock harbour, a wealthy population and was a sprawling metropolis of temples, markets and estates.
The city was one of the most important trading hubs of the Ancient Mediterranean
It is now a residential suburb of the city of Tunis.
