CARTHAGE

CARTHAGE
   The Phoenician city of North Africa where many Etrusco-Corinthian perfume holders have been found. In addition, an ivory plaque in the form of a boar has been found in the cemetery of Sainte Monique with an Etruscan inscription and fragments have been found of 10 Etruscan bronze jugs dating to the late sixth or fifth century BC.

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  • CARTHAGE — Fondée par les Phéniciens au IXe siècle avant Jésus Christ selon les uns, au VIIIe selon les autres, Carthage tira longtemps sa prospérité de ses relations commerciales avec les divers peuples de l’Afrique septentrionale et de la Méditerranée… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Carthage — • Founded by Phoenician colonists, and long the great opponent of Rome in the duel for supremacy, was destroyed by a Roman army, 146 B.C. A little more than a century later (44 B.C.), a new city composed of Roman colonists was founded on the site …   Catholic encyclopedia

  • Carthage — Carthage, AR U.S. city in Arkansas Population (2000): 442 Housing Units (2000): 193 Land area (2000): 1.004937 sq. miles (2.602774 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 1.004937 sq. miles (2.602774 sq …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Carthage — ist die englische Schreibweise von Karthago und der Name mehrerer Orte: in den Vereinigten Staaten: Carthage (Arkansas) Carthage (Illinois) Carthage (Indiana) Carthage (Maine) Carthage (Mississippi) Carthage (Missouri) Carthage (New York)… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Carthage — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Carthage, que es como se llama en inglés a Cartago, puede hacer referencia también a varias localidades: En Canadá: Carthage, en la provincia de Ontario. En los Estados Unidos: Carthage, en el estado de Arkansas.… …   Wikipedia Español

  • CARTHAGE — CARTHAGE, ancient city in North Africa near the modern Tunis; founded in the 9th century B.C.E. by Phoenicians. There is no evidence of Jews in Carthage during the Punic period (before 146 B.C.E.); on the other hand, a number of modern scholars… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

  • Carthage, AR — U.S. city in Arkansas Population (2000): 442 Housing Units (2000): 193 Land area (2000): 1.004937 sq. miles (2.602774 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 1.004937 sq. miles (2.602774 sq. km) FIPS… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Carthage, IL — U.S. city in Illinois Population (2000): 2725 Housing Units (2000): 1314 Land area (2000): 1.604858 sq. miles (4.156564 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 1.604858 sq. miles (4.156564 sq. km) FIPS… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Carthage, IN — U.S. town in Indiana Population (2000): 928 Housing Units (2000): 391 Land area (2000): 0.574168 sq. miles (1.487087 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.574168 sq. miles (1.487087 sq. km) FIPS code …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Carthage, MO — U.S. city in Missouri Population (2000): 12668 Housing Units (2000): 5217 Land area (2000): 9.537786 sq. miles (24.702752 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.037431 sq. miles (0.096945 sq. km) Total area (2000): 9.575217 sq. miles (24.799697 sq. km)… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Carthage, MS — U.S. city in Mississippi Population (2000): 4637 Housing Units (2000): 1654 Land area (2000): 9.350049 sq. miles (24.216515 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.047419 sq. miles (0.122815 sq. km) Total area (2000): 9.397468 sq. miles (24.339330 sq. km)… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

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