Storiascopio · Era 4 of 12 · primary year 4
Traditional founding of Carthage
about 814 BC · Carthage (now Tunisia)
In short
According to legend, Carthage was founded by the Phoenician princess Elissa, also called Dido, who had fled from Tyre. The local king is said to have granted her only as much land as she could cover with an ox hide: she cut it into very thin strips and surrounded a whole hill. The name of the city meant ‘new city’. Carthage, in today's Tunisia, became the most powerful of the Phoenician colonies.
Why it matters Centuries later Carthage would become Rome's great rival in the Mediterranean.
Source: UNESCO, “Archaeological Site of Carthage”
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about 2000 BCEvent 16 of 25about 500 BC
Your turn
Name ______________________ Class ______ Date __________
When did it happen? Find the date at the top and write it here:
Tell it in your own words: what happened?
Draw the scene below.
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