| Carthage |
Carthage
Foundation
 The city of Carthage (site of its ruins near present day Tunis, Tunisia) was begun by Phoenicians coming from the Levant. Its name Kart Hudesht in their Punic language meant "new city".The Punic idiom is a member of the west Semitic language group. It was Tyre, a major maritime city-state of Phoenicia, which first settled Carthage in order to enjoy a permanent station for its trade in the western Mediterranean.
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| Romain | Roman
During the Republic
The province (basically what is now
Tunisia and coastal regions to the east) became the scene of military
campaigns directed by well known Romans. Gaius Marius celebrated his
triumph as a result of successfully finishing Rome's war against
Jugurtha, the Numidian king. A wealthy novus homo and populares,
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About Tunisia 
