Carthage Collection

Scipio Africanus meeting Hannibal at Battle of Zama
SECOND PUNIC WAR : the Roman general and statesman Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus meets the Carthaginian leader Hannibal before defeating him at the Battle of Zama, near Carthage in North Africa

Hannibal crossing the Alps
Hannibal and his army crosses the Alps - an epic overland journey from Carthage to Italy during the Second Punic War in Italy (218-203 BC). Two of Hannibals war elephants are pictured

Hannibal crossing the Alps with his army and elephants
SECOND PUNIC WAR : Hannibal, the Carthaginian leader, descending into Italy after crossing the Alps with his army, including war elephants

Hannibal and his army crosses the Alps - an epic overland journey from Carthage to Italy during the Second Punic War in Italy (218-203 BC). Two of Hannibals war elephants are pictured

Saint Perpetua
SAINT VIVIA PERPETUA, a young married woman of Carthage, refuses to abandon her Christian faith and is consequently sent to the arena with wild beasts

Hannibal crossing the Rhone River
SECOND PUNIC WAR: Hannibal, the Carthaginian leader, crossing the Rhone River, probably near Aurasio in present-day France

Punic War, Cato & Senate
PUNIC WARS Cato insists to the Senate that Carthage is a threat to Rome and must be destroyed

Punic War, Scipio
PUNIC WARS Scipio blockades Carthage, and perfidiously obtains its surrender; the city is razed to the ground

Tile mosaic depicting some fish. Roman art. Early Empire. Mosaic. IRAN. Susa. Archaeological Museum

Punic Wars, attack on Carthage, Sicily
PUNIC WARS : war with Carthage begins when the Roman senator Appius Claudius Caudex backs an unjustified attack on the Carthaginian colony in Sicily

8th Crusade - Fleet
EIGHTH CRUSADE The ships which carried Louis IX from France to Carthage on his fatal crusade in North Africa Date: 1270

Regulus Leaves Carthage
Roman ambassador Atilius Regulus sails from Carthage with a diplomatic delegation, hoping to negotiate peace with Rome; he promises to return if he fails

Triumph of Scipio Africanus after defeating Hannibal
SECOND PUNIC WAR : the triumph of the Roman general and statesman Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus after defeating the Carthaginian leader Hannibal at the Battle of Zama

Carthaginian soldier. Engraving by Serra. Later colouration
Carthaginian soldier. Engraving by Serra. Museo Militar, 1883. Later colouration. Date: 2019

Battle of Cape Ecnomus, First Punic War
Battle of Cape Ecnomus (Eknomos), a naval battle fought off southern Sicily in 256 BCE between the fleets of Carthage and the Roman Republic during the First Punic War. 1. Carthaginian fleet, 2

Roman Catapult, Siege of Carthage - Carthage must be destroyed is carved into the wood in Latin. Date: 146 BCE

Loading a sarcophagus, Carthage, Tunisia, North Africa
Loading a sarcophagus onto a cart, Carthage, Tunisia, North Africa, probably as part of archaeological activity. Date: circa 1920

Second Punic War. The Battle of Zama (202 B. C. ). Colored eng
Second Punic War. The Battle of Zama (202 B.C.). A Roman army led by Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus defeated a Carthaginian force led by Hannibal. Colored engraving. 19th century

REGULUS RETURNS
After failing to agree peace terms in Rome, Roman ambassador Atilius Regulus returns to Carthage as he promised, though this means certain death. Date: 255 BCE

EIGHTH CRUSADE Louis IX lands at Carthage, whence he will advance to Tunis where he will die of the plague Date: 1270

Carthaginians defeat Romans in Battle of Cannae, Punic Wars
Carthaginians defeat Romans in Battle of Cannae during the Punic Wars. Showing the death of the Consul Lucio Emilio Paolo (Lucius Aemilius Paullus) during the battle. Date: 2 August 216 BC

The wedding of King Massinissa of Numidia and Sophonisba of Carthage. From a fragment of a painting found in Pompeii. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio Ferrarios

Queen Dido of Carthages banquet for the poet Aeneas. Dido in a tiara is flanked by Aeneas and her sister Anna on a raised platform, while servants bring food and drink to a platter on a tripod

Queen Dido of Carthage preparing a ritual sacrifice to Juno
Queen Dido of Carthage preparing a ritual sacrifice of a white bull to the goddess Juno, whose temple can be seen behind. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio Ferrarios

Carthaginian weapons and soldiers
Soldiers and weapons of Carthage. Carthaginian soldiers in breastplate and helmet 1, 2, Hannibals shield 3, and war machine 4, a battering ram within a portable hut covered in cowhide

Medals and statues of Hannibal, Malchus and Dido of Carthage
Medals and statues of kings and queens of Carthage: Hannibal in battle helmet 1, helmet 2, Ceres 3, Mago, Malchus with huge cudgel 7 and Dido 8

Caroline Branchu as Dido, Queen of Carthage, in Didon, 1824
French soprano opera singer Caroline Branchu as Dido, Queen of Carthage, in Didon by Nicolo Piccinni, Academie Royale de Musique, 1824. Handcoloured lithograph by F

Aeneas Meets Dido
Aeneas arrives at Carthage while the city is being rebuilt by Dido, its Queen

CARTHAGE INSCRIPTION
Punic inscription found at Carthage

Phoenician Traders
The Phoenicians are the great traders of ancient times : here they are trading in bronze objects at Carthage

State Street, Carthage, NY, USA, from the Levis House Hotel. Date: circa 1907

Hanno the Navigator (c. 500 BC). Engraving. Colored
Hanno the Navigator (c.500 BC). Carthaginian navigator. Engraving by Bertrand. The Enlightenment, 1882. Colored

Vespasian (9-79). Roman Emperor. Bust. Marble. 1st century
Vespasian (9-79). Roman Emperor. Founder of the Flavian dynasty. Head from an statue. 70-80 AD. From Carthage, Tunisia. British Museum. London. England. United Kingdom

Rue de Carthage, La Goulette, Tunisia, North Africa
Rue de Carthage (Carthage Street), La Goulette, port of Tunis, Tunisia, North Africa. Date: circa 1910

Punic War: Cato
PUNIC WARS Cato throws fresh figs on Senate table, to show that Carthage is still a threat to Roman sovereignty; he demands its destruction

Scipio Africanus defeats Hannibal at Battle of Zama
SECOND PUNIC WAR : the Roman general and statesman Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus defeats the Carthaginian leader Hannibal at the Battle of Zama, near Carthage in North Africa

Decius Magius of Capua opposing Carthaginian domination
SECOND PUNIC WAR : Decius Magius of Capua reproaches his countrymens cowardice in accepting Carthaginian domination without resistance

Minucius after winning the Battle of Geronium
PUNIC WARS : after gaining victory at the Battle of Geronium (or Gerunium) against the Carthaginians during the Second Punic War

First Punic War, Catulus wins naval victory at Aegusa
PUNIC WARS : Gaius Lutatius Catulus wins a major naval victory, defeating Hanno the Greats Carthaginian fleet at the Battle of the Aegates Islands or Aegusa (the Aegadian Islands)

Roman Ruins - Site of Ancient Carthage, Tunisia. Date: circa 1901

Remains of the Roman Amphitheatre, Carthage, Tunisia Date: circa 1901

Carthage, Tunisia - Sidi-Bou-Said Point Date: circa 1910s

Carthage, Tunisia - Excavation of the Roman Amphitheatre Date: circa 1910s

Carthage, Tunisia - Excavation of the Roman Theatre Date: circa 1910s

Carthage, Tunisia - Archaeological Excavations Date: circa 1910s

Carthage, Tunisia - Archaeological Objects from Excavations including a stone basin, column and horse (?) statue. Date: circa 1910s

Carthage, Tunisia - The Ancient Ports
Carthage, Tunisia - The Ancient Circular Ports. Date: circa 1910s

Carthage, Tunisia - The Acropolium
The Acropolium, also known as Saint Louis Cathedral - a Roman Catholic Cathedral in Carthage, Tunisia. Date: circa 1910s

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