Tunisia
There are 282 items in Tunisia:
Map of the Second Punic War, first stage |
Map of the Second Punic War, second stage |
Massinissa
Massinissa (c.241-148): king of the Massylians in Numidia (202-148). Coin of Massinissa When Massinissa was born, Numidia (more or less the north…
Melqart (Heracles) on a coin of Hannibal |
Micipsa
Micipsa (Numidian Mikiwsan; Greek: Μικίψας): king of the Numidians (r.148-118 BCE), son of Massinissa, brother of Gulussa and Mastanabal, ally of the Romans. …Nemrud Daği, Western Terrace
Nemrud Daği: the tomb of king Antiochus I Theos of Commagene (r.70-31 BCE), famous for its uncommon sculpture. Western terrace The western…Numidia
Numidia: ancient country to the west of the territories of Carthage, more or less modern Algeria. There were two main units, named after the Massylians and the Masaeisylians, which are more or less identical to the Roman provinces Numidia and…Numidian-Carthaginian War
Numidian-Carthaginian War: the conflict between the Numidians and the Carthaginians in 151-150 BCE, pretext for a Roman intervention that culminated in the sack of Carthage (146 BCE).Prelude …Opus Africanum
Opus Africanum: modern name for an ancient building technique. Opus Africanum in Bulla Regia The type of masonry shown in the photos…Phameas
Phameas: Carthaginian cavalry officer during the Third Punic War. Armor of a Carthaginian officer (Ksour es-Saf) In the third century BCE, Rome and Carthage…Plutarch on Caesar's War in Africa
Plutarch of Chaeronea (46-c.122): influential Greek philosopher and author, well known for his biographies and his moral treatises. His biography is here; the following fragment is from his Life of Julius Caesar.In April 46, Julius Caesar defeated an army of…Pompeius Trogus on the Founding of Carthage
Founding of Carthage: according to tradition, Carthage was founded in 814 BCE by a Phoenician princess named Elissa.The story of the founding of Carthage is told by a Roman author named Justin, who made an excerpt of the history written…