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Carthage, the ancient city that witnessed epic tales of triumph and tragedy

Background imageCarthage Collection: Dish depicting a elephant used in war against the Carthaginians (ceramic)

Dish depicting a elephant used in war against the Carthaginians (ceramic)
XIR229318 Dish depicting a elephant used in war against the Carthaginians (ceramic) by Etruscan (3rd century BC); Museo Nazionale Etrusco, Villa Giulia, Rome, Lazio

Background imageCarthage Collection: The oath of Marcus Atilius Regulus (Il giuramento di Marco Attilio Regolo)

The oath of Marcus Atilius Regulus (Il giuramento di Marco Attilio Regolo)
LRI4601858 The oath of Marcus Atilius Regulus (Il giuramento di Marco Attilio Regolo). The Roman consul swore to the Carthaginians that he would return to Carthage if he did not obtain the cessation

Background imageCarthage Collection: Second Punic War: Gauls Refuse to Rise in Favor of Hannibal - Second Punic War

Second Punic War: Gauls Refuse to Rise in Favor of Hannibal - Second Punic War
GIA4728699 Second Punic War: Gauls Refuse to Rise in Favor of Hannibal - Second Punic War (218-202 BC): Gauls refuse to engage with Hannibal Barca (247-181 BC) by Unknown Artist

Background imageCarthage Collection: Moloch. Ancient Carthaginian deity. We sacrificed the children to him by throwing them

Moloch. Ancient Carthaginian deity. We sacrificed the children to him by throwing them
GIA4745582 Moloch. Ancient Carthaginian deity. We sacrificed the children to him by throwing them into the flames. Engraving of the 19th century

Background imageCarthage Collection: The Battle of Zama (Africa, Second Punic War, 202 BC) won by Scipio the African over

The Battle of Zama (Africa, Second Punic War, 202 BC) won by Scipio the African over
GIA4787639 The Battle of Zama (Africa, Second Punic War, 202 BC) won by Scipio the African over the troops of Hannibal Barca

Background imageCarthage Collection: A belier, a war machine of Carthaginian origin and then adopted by the Roman legionaries

A belier, a war machine of Carthaginian origin and then adopted by the Roman legionaries
LRI4641733 A belier, a war machine of Carthaginian origin and then adopted by the Roman legionaries (model) by Anonymous; Museo della Civilta Romana, Rome

Background imageCarthage Collection: First Punic War - Publius Claudius Appius Pulcher (died around 240 BC

First Punic War - Publius Claudius Appius Pulcher (died around 240 BC
XEE4161741 First Punic War - Publius Claudius Appius Pulcher (died around 240 BC) before the Battle of Drepanum (249 BC) makes sacred chickens cast into the sea - First Punic War - Battle of Drepana

Background imageCarthage Collection: Roman political sytema. Tribune de la plebe: Caius Sempronius Gracchus (Gaio (Caio

Roman political sytema. Tribune de la plebe: Caius Sempronius Gracchus (Gaio (Caio
XEE4143156 Roman political sytema. Tribune de la plebe: Caius Sempronius Gracchus (Gaio (Caio) Sempronio Gracco) (154-122 BC)

Background imageCarthage Collection: Hannibal - Portrait of Hannibal or Annibal Barca (ca. 247-183 BC)

Hannibal - Portrait of Hannibal or Annibal Barca (ca. 247-183 BC)
XEE4157188 Hannibal - Portrait of Hannibal or Annibal Barca (ca. 247-183 BC), Carthaginian general and statesman by Unknown Artist

Background imageCarthage Collection: Dido, Queen of Carthage, preparing for her death after being left by Aeneas (litho)

Dido, Queen of Carthage, preparing for her death after being left by Aeneas (litho)
5217577 Dido, Queen of Carthage, preparing for her death after being left by Aeneas (litho) by Mills, Alfred Wallis (1855-1942); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dido, Queen of Carthage)

Background imageCarthage Collection: Carthage, Punic graves (b / w photo)

Carthage, Punic graves (b / w photo)
6006770 Carthage, Punic graves (b/w photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Carthage, Punic graves)

Background imageCarthage Collection: Carthaginians defeat Romans in Battle of Cannae, Punic Wars

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

Background imageCarthage Collection: The wedding of King Massinissa of Numidia

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

Background imageCarthage Collection: Queen Dido of Carthages banquet for the poet Aeneas

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

Background imageCarthage Collection: Queen Dido of Carthage preparing a ritual sacrifice to Juno

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

Background imageCarthage Collection: Carthaginian weapons and soldiers

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

Background imageCarthage Collection: Medals and statues of Hannibal, Malchus and Dido of Carthage

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

Background imageCarthage Collection: Caroline Branchu as Dido, Queen of Carthage, in Didon, 1824

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

Background imageCarthage Collection: Hannibals crossing of the Alps, 218 BC (engraving)

Hannibals crossing of the Alps, 218 BC (engraving)
3647068 Hannibals crossing of the Alps, 218 BC (engraving) by Leutemann, Heinrich (1824-1905); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hannibals crossing of the Alps, 218 BC)

Background imageCarthage Collection: Scene from the childhood of Hannibal (chromolitho)

Scene from the childhood of Hannibal (chromolitho)
2817020 Scene from the childhood of Hannibal (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Scene from the childhood of Hannibal)

Background imageCarthage Collection: Supposed Site of the Temple of Saturn, Carthage (engraving)

Supposed Site of the Temple of Saturn, Carthage (engraving)
1609816 Supposed Site of the Temple of Saturn, Carthage (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Supposed Site of the Temple of Saturn, Carthage)

Background imageCarthage Collection: Mosaic Pavement, discovered at Carthage (engraving)

Mosaic Pavement, discovered at Carthage (engraving)
1609583 Mosaic Pavement, discovered at Carthage (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mosaic Pavement, discovered at Carthage)

Background imageCarthage Collection: An Excursion from Tunis to Zowan (engraving)

An Excursion from Tunis to Zowan (engraving)
1619396 An Excursion from Tunis to Zowan (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: An Excursion from Tunis to Zowan)

Background imageCarthage Collection: Hannibal and his army crossing the Alps, 218 BC (engraving)

Hannibal and his army crossing the Alps, 218 BC (engraving)
972347 Hannibal and his army crossing the Alps, 218 BC (engraving) by Chappel, Alonzo (1828-87) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hannibal and his army crossing the Alps, 218 BC)

Background imageCarthage Collection: Dido and Aeneas in Carthage (engraving)

Dido and Aeneas in Carthage (engraving)
976075 Dido and Aeneas in Carthage (engraving) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dido and Aeneas in Carthage)

Background imageCarthage Collection: Aeneas relating to Dido the misfortunes of Troy, from MacMillan school posters, c

Aeneas relating to Dido the misfortunes of Troy, from MacMillan school posters, c
3709094 Aeneas relating to Dido the misfortunes of Troy, from MacMillan school posters, c.1950-60s (litho) by Guerin, P. N

Background imageCarthage Collection: Arabs excavating at the Ruins of Carthage (engraving)

Arabs excavating at the Ruins of Carthage (engraving)
1609537 Arabs excavating at the Ruins of Carthage (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Arabs excavating at the Ruins of Carthage)

Background imageCarthage Collection: Hamilcar Barca, Carthaginian general and father of Hannibal (engraving)

Hamilcar Barca, Carthaginian general and father of Hannibal (engraving)
3647066 Hamilcar Barca, Carthaginian general and father of Hannibal (engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hamilcar Barca (c275-228 BC)

Background imageCarthage Collection: Hannibal leading the Carthaginian army over the Alps (coloured engraving)

Hannibal leading the Carthaginian army over the Alps (coloured engraving)
3630102 Hannibal leading the Carthaginian army over the Alps (coloured engraving) by Leutemann, Heinrich (1824-1905); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageCarthage Collection: Mercury tells Aeneas to Leave Carthage, 1679 (silk & wool)

Mercury tells Aeneas to Leave Carthage, 1679 (silk & wool)
490774 Mercury tells Aeneas to Leave Carthage, 1679 (silk & wool) by Romanelli, Giovanni Francesco (Il Viterbese) (1610-62); 411x337 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH

Background imageCarthage Collection: A Squadron of the Order, under the command of Frere Giuseppe de Langu, preparing to fight

A Squadron of the Order, under the command of Frere Giuseppe de Langu, preparing to fight
490436 A Squadron of the Order, under the command of Frere Giuseppe de Langu, preparing to fight, off Carthage (oil on canvas) by Maltese School, (18th century); 99x146 cm; Museum of the Order of St

Background imageCarthage Collection: The Carthaginians crossing the Alps (litho)

The Carthaginians crossing the Alps (litho)
STC416044 The Carthaginians crossing the Alps (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Carthaginians, led by Hannibal (248-183 BC)

Background imageCarthage Collection: The elephant that Carthaginians used as an animal for work and war

The elephant that Carthaginians used as an animal for work and war
GIA4761709 The elephant that Carthaginians used as an animal for work and war. engraving - in " Enciclopedia universale illustrata", 19th century

Background imageCarthage Collection: The Civil War in Spain (engraving)

The Civil War in Spain (engraving)
1620960 The Civil War in Spain (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Civil War in Spain. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 4 October 1873)

Background imageCarthage Collection: Portrait of Hannibal or Annibal Barca (ca. 247-183 BC), Carthaginian general

Portrait of Hannibal or Annibal Barca (ca. 247-183 BC), Carthaginian general
GIA4713296 Portrait of Hannibal or Annibal Barca (ca. 247-183 BC), Carthaginian general and statesman. by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageCarthage Collection: Votive stelae decorated with an incense burner. 3rd-2nd century BC

Votive stelae decorated with an incense burner. 3rd-2nd century BC
LRI4974610 Votive stelae decorated with an incense burner. 3rd-2nd century BC. by Punic, (2nd century BC); Museo, Cartagena

Background imageCarthage Collection: Allegoric relief personification of Mother Earth. Sculpture found in carthage

Allegoric relief personification of Mother Earth. Sculpture found in carthage
JLJ4666722 Allegoric relief personification of Mother Earth. Sculpture found in carthage, beginning of the 2nd century. Paris, Musee Du Louvre by Roman, (2nd century AD); Louvre, Paris

Background imageCarthage Collection: Illustration by V. A. Poirson (1890) for the novel Salammbo'

Illustration by V. A. Poirson (1890) for the novel Salammbo"
GIA4808130 Illustration by V.A. Poirson (1890) for the novel Salammbo" by Gustave Flaubert, taking as a frame the mercenary war at the time of the first Punic War (246-241 BC)

Background imageCarthage Collection: Illustration by Georges Antoine Rochegrosse (1859-1938) for the novel 'Salammbo'

Illustration by Georges Antoine Rochegrosse (1859-1938) for the novel "Salammbo"
GIA4808124 Illustration by Georges Antoine Rochegrosse (1859-1938) for the novel " Salammbo" by Gustave Flaubert

Background imageCarthage Collection: Illustration by Georges Antoine Rochegrosse (1859-1938) for the novel 'Salammbo'

Illustration by Georges Antoine Rochegrosse (1859-1938) for the novel "Salammbo"
GIA4807645 Illustration by Georges Antoine Rochegrosse (1859-1938) for the novel " Salammbo" by Gustave Flaubert

Background imageCarthage Collection: Illustration by Georges Antoine Rochegrosse (1859-1938) for the novel 'Salammbo'

Illustration by Georges Antoine Rochegrosse (1859-1938) for the novel "Salammbo"
GIA4807629 Illustration by Georges Antoine Rochegrosse (1859-1938) for the novel " Salammbo" by Gustave Flaubert

Background imageCarthage Collection: Portrait of Hannibal or Annibal Barca (247 BC - 183 BC)

Portrait of Hannibal or Annibal Barca (247 BC - 183 BC)
GIA4787675 Portrait of Hannibal or Annibal Barca (247 BC - 183 BC), Carthaginian general and statesman. Xylography of " Chronicles of Nuremberg" by Hartmann Schedel, 1497

Background imageCarthage Collection: Aqueducts (engraving)

Aqueducts (engraving)
5996448 Aqueducts (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Aqueducts.); © Look and Learn

Background imageCarthage Collection: Sophonisba receiving the Cup of Poison, c. 1640 (oil on canvas)

Sophonisba receiving the Cup of Poison, c. 1640 (oil on canvas)
827759 Sophonisba receiving the Cup of Poison, c.1640 (oil on canvas) by Preti, Mattia (Il Calabrese) (1613-99); 86x165.7 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Sophonisba receiving the Cup of Poison)

Background imageCarthage Collection: Gaius Marius in exile among the ruins of Carthage (engraving)

Gaius Marius in exile among the ruins of Carthage (engraving)
3647086 Gaius Marius in exile among the ruins of Carthage (engraving) by Vogel, Hermann (1856-1918); Private Collection; (add.info.: Gaius Marius in exile among the ruins of Carthage)



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Carthage, the ancient city that witnessed epic tales of triumph and tragedy. From its strategic Battle of Cannae plan in 216 BC to Hannibal's audacious crossing of the treacherous Alps with his army and elephants, Carthage was a force to be reckoned with. The meeting between Scipio Africanus and Hannibal at the Battle of Zama marked a pivotal moment in history, where two brilliant military minds clashed in an ultimate showdown. The image of Hannibal crossing the Rhone River on his daring campaign is etched into our collective memory. Carthage's rich heritage extends beyond warfare. Saint Perpetua, a courageous martyr who defied societal norms, left an indelible mark on this historic city. Byrsa Hill stands as a testament to Carthage's original Punic site, recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site for its cultural significance. Intricate Roman mosaics tell stories of opulence and grandeur within Carthage's remains of villas from centuries past. The Punic Wars waged by Rome against they were fueled by Cato and the Senate's relentless pursuit for dominance. A bust depicting Hannibal Barca serves as a reminder of his extraordinary leadership during these tumultuous times. His name echoes through history as one who challenged Rome at every turn. Carthage may have fallen under Roman rule, but its legacy lives on through these captivating glimpses into its storied past, and is an enduring symbol of resilience and ambition that continues to captivate scholars and visitors alike.